COTA, Union Workers Reach Tentative Agreement; Union To Continue Monday Strike

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Monday July 2, 2012 3:51 AM
UPDATED: Monday July 2, 2012 12:23 PM

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COLUMBUS, Ohio - COTA workers officially began their strike at 3 a.m. Monday morning.

COTA representatives and union workers said that strike could end by Tuesday morning, because the two parties reached a tentative agreement about equal wages early Monday morning, 10TV’s Jessa Goddard reported.

According to a COTA release, because of the strike, there is no fixed-route bus service on Monday. Paratransit services, including Mainstream, Will Call and non-ASA trips, will not be affected by the strike.

The two sides worked for hours on Sunday into early Monday on an agreement that would end the strike for Tuesday.

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