The Epoch Times
The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) sent a letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom on Feb. 10 asking him to prevent a strike by its own bus drivers.
The transportation authority is urging the governor to appoint a board to investigate a labor contract dispute involving 600 bus drivers, in an effort to âprotect the thousands of community membersâ who have no other means of transportation.
âWe at OCTA want to do everything we can to avoid a strike, and any interruption to bus service would be extremely detrimental to our community,â OCTA Chairman Mark Murphy said in the letter. âWe value the essential service that our coach operators perform and we want to continue to negotiate in good faith for the benefit of them, their families and all of our bus riders who rely upon our service.â
