ORANGE, Calif.—The union representing maintenance workers for the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) announced Nov. 2 that it will go on strike and set up picket lines at 4 p.m. at the Santa Ana and Garden Grove yards of the agency.
A strike planned for Oct. 17 was called off when Gov. Gavin Newsom asked both sides to continue negotiations, but the talks fizzled when Teamsters Local 952 claimed OCTA negotiators walked away from the bargaining table on Monday.
“We have done everything in our power to avoid a strike,” Teamsters Local 952 Secretary-Treasurer Eric Jimenez said. “They have even rejected our proposals that would save them money on members’ health care. But when OCTA walked away from the table on Monday, they gave us no other choice.”…