Voting members of Teamsters Local 186 unanimously rejected the most recent contract offer made by MTD for all three of the bargaining units — drivers, supervisors, and maintenance. Union spokesperson Jeb Johnson said, “We have until July 31 to get this sucker done.” That’s the date that all 160 employees would be going out on strike if there is no contract agreement. Johnson complained that MTD’s negotiating team has not been negotiating in good faith. He cited that employees are required to produce a doctor’s excuse for every day taken off for illness. Since 75 percent of the company’s workforce has to commute from outside of Santa Barbara, he said, producing a doctor’s note the first day imposes a hardship. The union had proposed a five-day wait. Other objections…..