SANTA MARIA, Calif. – Workers at The Okonite Company's Santa Maria plant have reached an agreement on a five-year collective bargaining agreement with management at the nation's oldest independent ...

A workers’ strike was held off Sunday evening at The Okonite Co. in Richmond after its International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers local union agreed to work under its old contract until their ...

SANTA MARIA, Calif., May 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Teamsters Local 986 is demanding the immediate reinstatement of medical benefits for more than 160 workers at Okonite's Santa Maria plant after the ...

SANTA MARIA, Calif. – A workers strike in Santa Maria will soon enter its third week. This dispute boils down to cost of living concerns. The strike began on May 20th, and employees of Santa Maria's ...

Crystal Bermudez is your community news reporter covering northern Santa Barbara County, including the Santa Maria, Lompoc and Santa Ynez valleys. A sudden cutoff of health insurance benefits has ...

The strike at Okonite’s Santa Maria plant has officially ended after union members voted to ratify a new labor agreement earlier in June. According to Teamsters Local 986, the company approached the ...