Orange County bus drivers may go on strike as soon as next week after contract negotiations between employer Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) and its union, Local Teamster 952, failed to agree on a new contract. Over 600 bus drivers represented by the union could be part of the strike, causing OCTA to put out a warning to Orange County bus passengers that they should “begin to plan for alternate ways to travel.” “Everyone at OCTA wants to avoid a strike because nobody wins. Any bus service disruption hurts those in our community who can least afford to be hurt at a time when access to transportation is critical,” OCTA Chairman Mark Murphy, also the mayor of Orange said in a statement. “There’s no reason we can’t continue negotiating in good faith and reach a resolution without putting a tremendous burden on OC Bus riders.” Since the OCTA contract expired …