Orange County Transportation Authority bus drivers hung out outside the agency’s headquarters Monday morning, a day before a possible strike by hundreds of vehicle operators over the negotiations. The contract was adjourned.
About 50 people were present to protest when the OCTA board meeting began inside. Several elected officials, including District Attorney Todd Spitzer and Mayor Irvine Farrah Khan, spoke in favor of union interests in the negotiations.
OCTA bus drivers hold a protest outside the Orange County Transit Authority, where the Board of Directors meeting is being held on Tuesday, Feb. 15. Drivers threatened to go on strike if they were not met. get a new contract. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register / SCNG)
OCTA bus drivers hold a protest outside the Orange County Transit Authority, where the Board of Directors meeting is being held on Tuesday, Feb. 15. Drivers threatened to go on strike if they were not met. get a new contract. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register / SCNG)
Dino Dibella supports OCTA bus drivers during a protest outside the Orange County Transit Authority on Tuesday, Feb. 15. Drivers threatened to go on strike if new contracts were not reached. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register / SCNG)
Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer speaks in support of OCTA bus drivers during a protest outside the Orange County Transit Authority on Tuesday, Feb. 15. Drivers threatened to strike if no agreement was reached. new coin. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register / SCNG)
OCTA bus drivers hold a protest outside the Orange County Transit Authority, where the Board of Directors meeting is being held on Tuesday, Feb. 15. Drivers threatened to go on strike if they were not met. get a new contract. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register / SCNG)
OCTA bus drivers are reflected as a bus passes by during a protest outside the Orange County Transit Authority, where the Board meeting Tuesday, Feb. Drivers threatened to go on strike if a new contract was not reached. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register / SCNG)
Dino Dibella supports OCTA bus drivers during a protest outside the Orange County Transit Authority on Tuesday, Feb. 15. Drivers threatened to go on strike if new contracts were not reached. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register / SCNG)
OCTA bus drivers hold a protest outside the Orange County Transit Authority, where the Board of Directors meeting is being held on Tuesday, Feb. 15. Drivers threatened to go on strike if they were not met. get a new contract. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register / SCNG)
Irvine Mayor Farrah Khan spoke in support of OCTA bus drivers at a rally outside the Orange County Transit Authority, where drivers threatened to go on strike if new contracts were not reached. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register / SCNG)
Spitzer said he supports retroactive pay increases for drivers and meals and breaks. He also said he supports drivers who can defend themselves when in danger.
Union and OCTA officials have been trying to agree a new contract for the agency’s bus drivers for more than a year. Teamsters Local 952, which represents about 600 coach operators, has threatened to strike as soon as midnight Tuesday if the OCTA does not budge on what union officials consider a fair offer during the break. and salary adjustments. The existing collective bargaining agreement expired in April.
Both sides acknowledged the impact a strike would have on the public and said they hoped to reach a settlement.
In a statement released early Monday morning, Eric Jimenez, secretary of Teamsters 952, said “the ball is in the court of the Orange County Transit Authority.”
OCTA CEO Darrell Johnson said the agency had offered its bus drivers “a very generous offer to compensate them for the essential work they perform”.
The groups met several times last week and over the weekend, enlisting a third-party state mediator to help move discussions forward. But the negotiations were “both long and inefficient,” said Jimenez.
The team and OCTA officials are expected to meet again Monday afternoon “in a final attempt to reach an agreement,” the union said in a press release.
Photographer Mindy Schauer contributed to this report.
https://www.ocregister.com/2022/02/14/bus-drivers-supporters-rally-in-orange-ahead-of-possible-strike/ Bus drivers, Orange County Protest Supporters Before Possible Strike Tuesday – Orange County Register
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