WORKING GROUPS

California Transit Works (CTW) is dedicated to advancing workforce development through strong labor-management partnerships in public transit. CTW proudly brings together agencies, unions, and educational institutions to foster collaboration and shared leadership. Through conferences, caucuses, and dedicated working groups, CTW provides a trusted space for open, respectful, and solution-focused communication—ensuring every voice is heard and every partner has a seat at the table.
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​Maintenance Caucus 
The Bus Maintenance Caucus is a dedicated space for frontline technicians, supervisors, and leaders to collaborate, share best practices, and address challenges in transit maintenance—strengthening skills, safety, and innovation across the workforce. The caucus also supports knowledge sharing around emerging technologies, including the transition to alternative fuel buses, helping agencies stay ahead of industry changes and environmental goals.
Management Caucus
The Management Caucus is a collaborative forum where transit agency leaders come together to share insights, and resources to address challenges in forming and maintaining labor-management partnerships. Focused on strengthening workforce development, improving operations, and deepening labor-management partnerships, the caucus fosters peer learning and collective problem-solving ideas and solutions generating ideas and results that support effective leadership, workforce development and overall improvement.
Peer Mentor Coordinator Caucus
The Peer Mentor Coordinator Caucus brings together those leading and supporting mentorship programs across transit agencies. It serves as a collaborative space to share strategies, exchange tools, and address common challenges. By fostering peer support and continuous learning, the caucus helps strengthen the impact and sustainability of mentorship efforts across the industry.
Education Caucus
The Education Caucus brings together partnerships, faculty, program coordinators, and workforce leaders from colleges, apprenticeship programs, and Local Education Agencies (LEAs). It serves as a space to collaborate on curriculum design, share best practices in career technical education (CTE), and strengthen partnerships that support pre-apprenticeship, apprenticeships and adult education pathways—ensuring equitable access to transit careers.
Northern California Regional Caucus
The Northern California Regional Caucus provides a platform for transit agencies, labor partners, and education leaders across the region to connect, collaborate, and share insights. Through collaboration, the caucus helps advance partnerships and elevate best practices tailored to the Northern California transit landscape.
Southern California Regional Caucus
The Southern California Regional Caucus brings together partnerships from across the region to foster strategic collaboration on workforce challenges and opportunities unique to Southern California. The space encourages coordination across agencies, unions, and educators to strengthen and expand inclusive career pathways in transit.