Strike averted: Santa Barbara County transit workers, bus system approve new three-year contract

A months-long labor dispute that almost led to a major transit strike in Santa Barbara County has been settled.

The Santa Barbara MTD’s Board of Directors ratified a deal Tuesday with union bus operators and operations supervisors represented by the Teamsters.

The workers had already approved the agreement. It gives them a 11.25% wage and benefits increase over three years. A deal with the union representing maintenance personnel was ratified in August…

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