OCTA, Bus Drivers Reach Tentative Deal to Avoid Strike

An Orange County Transportation Authority bus transports passengers to Fullerton, Calif., on March 1, 2021. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

ORANGE, Calif.—A tentative deal was reached on Feb. 15 between the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) and a union representing OC Bus drivers, avoiding a strike by the drivers that was set to take place on the same day.

The agreement was reached after 22 hours of negotiations that began the afternoon of Feb. 14 and ended Feb. 15 at around 11 a.m.