MTS Strike: Union Members to Vote on Labor Contract

SAN DIEGO, CA: A strike involving more than 300 Metropolitan Transit System bus drivers and other public transportation employees in San Diego could potentially end soon.

The strike that began May 25 has halted service on 18 of 95 MTS bus routes as well as MTS Access, which provides paratransit for people with disabilities or medical issues such as dialysis to and from their appointments.

MTS announced in a Twitter post Thursday morning that "First Transit and its employees have reached a tentative agreement and will vote on a contract later today."

Reached Thursday, a spokesman for Cincinnati-based First Transit, the company contracted to provide the workers for MTS, confirmed a vote was under way.

Labor negotiations between the employees' labor union, Teamsters Local 542, have been ongoing for more than a year but reached a standstill last week, leading to the work stoppage.

• Over 300 MTS Workers Continue to Strike
• Service to Some MTS Bus Routes Halted Wednesday by Failed Labor Negotiations

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