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SANTA BARBARA—Santa Barbara MTD continues to be engaged in good faith bargaining with Teamsters Local 186 (Teamsters), which represents MTD’s bus operators, operations supervisors, and maintenance employees.
Bargaining has been underway since May 6, 2025, and there is currently a contract extension in place that expires at midnight at the end of the day on July 31, 2025. The Teamsters indicate they have strike authorization authority from their members, and should a tentative agreement or further extension not be reached by the expiration, a work stoppage may occur.