SANTA ANA, Calif. — More than 465 union workers have walked off the job and onto picket lines Tuesday, which potentially could disrupt essential government services for residents, after failure to reach a contract agreement with Orange County.
Members of Teamsters Local 952 began picketing at 6 a.m. Tuesday, with union officials planning an 11 a.m. news conference outside the County Administration Building in Santa Ana as the Orange County Board of Supervisors meets.
The workers are employed across Orange County Public Works, Orange County Waste & Recycling, Orange County Community Resources and other county operations and officially began their strike at 4 a.m. Tuesday…