LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Local transit workers are expected to strike on Monday and Tuesday following a break in contract negotiations.

Teamsters Local 665 representatives and Paratransit Services – the Bremerton, Wash.-based nonprofit that operates Lake Transit Authority – reported last week that the strike was taking place.

The two sides currently are engaged in negotiations for a new three-year contract, as Lake County News has reported.

Messages on Lake Transit Authority's Web site as well as an information line indicated Sunday that the strike was still taking place.

The following limited services will be offered through Lake Transit on Monday and Tuesday:

• Clear Lake / Lakeport Dial-a-Ride (DAR) will operate from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.;
• Routes 5 and 6 will run from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.;
• Route 4 westbound will operate at 7:05 a.m. and 1 p.m.;
• Route 1 eastbound will operate at 8:31 a.m. and 2:21 p.m.

Riders can get updates by calling 707-994-3334 or visiting www.laketransit.org .

Transit workers are expected to be back to work on Wednesday.

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