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Teamsters Strike Orange County, Hitting 465 Public Workers

By Drooid · Oct 14, 2026, 3:28 AM UTC · How we work

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Teamsters Local 952 walked off the job, striking more than 465 Orange County public workers.
The strike began at 4 a.m. on Oct. 13, 2026, after the county offered a 3% raise with no retroactive pay.
The union filed an unfair-labor-practice charge alleging bad-faith bargaining after the county delayed talks until August.
County supervisors said contingency plans will maintain essential services for roughly 3 million residents during the strike.

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Teamsters Local 952 walked off the job, striking more than 465 Orange County public workers.
The strike began at 4 a.m. on Oct. 13, 2026, after the county offered a 3% raise with no retroactive pay.
The union filed an unfair-labor-practice charge alleging bad-faith bargaining after the county delayed talks until August.
County supervisors said contingency plans will maintain essential services for roughly 3 million residents during the strike.