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 an 11.25% wage and benefits increase over three years. A deal with the union representing maintenance personnel was ratified in August.
The dispute got contentious, with the union workers authorizing a strike and a state mediator being called in to help with the negotiations.
