PORT ANGELES — Paratransit Services bus drivers in Clallam County have voted unanimously to strike.
Paul Bachtel, Amalgamated Transit Union Local 587 president, said Monday’s vote to strike was 25-0.
The elderly and disable riders who rely on Paratransit Services for transportation will have a few days to plan. The strike will not start for at least a week.
“It won’t take place yet,” Bachtel said.
“We’ll take that [vote to strike] back to the bargaining table. It will be up to the members to decide the date the strike will start.”
Paratransit drivers will meet on Monday and Tuesday to plan the next course of action.
Bremerton-based Paratransit Services is a nonprofit organization that has been serving Clallam County since 1988.
The company operates under a contract with Clallam Transit.