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The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority reopened the light rail orange and blue lines Monday, but the rest of the system was still delayed by track inspections after a 17-day workers strike.
VTA bus and light rail services have been on pause since the strike began on March 10. Members of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 265, the union representing more than 1,500 frontline workers ...
A representative of the union could not be immediately reached for comment. “VTA’s original action (in filing for an injunction) was intended to uphold the Collective Bargaining Agreement and ...
He began his role with CBS Bay Area in 2015. A judge ordered VTA workers' end their three-week strike on Wednesday after the VTA brought the issue to court, claiming workers had broken their "no ...
It also includes language around arbitration that both sides agreed to and a compromise regarding holidays, said VTA Board Chair Sergio Lopez. But in a statement, Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU ...
SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- VTA workers reported back to their jobs on Thursday, but plenty of work had to be done behind the scenes before service resumed for riders. "What's happening today is ...
With the union worker strike over, VTA bus service resumed Friday morning, with light rail services likely to restart on Monday. VTA officials initially said they yet to determine which bus lines ...
SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- A Santa Clara County Superior Court judge on Wednesday ruled with the VTA and issued an injunction to end the ATU Local 265 union workers strike and bring back bus and ...
SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) — In just a couple of hours, union workers with the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) will officially be on their third week of being on strike.
Amalgamated Transit Union Local 265, which represents more than 1,500 VTA frontline workers, went on strike March 10, 2025 for higher wages in their next contract. Photo by B. Sakura Cannestra.
The union voted to reject VTA’s offer of an 11 percent raise. Eighty-three percent of the union voted no. The VTA had presented the striking workers with a new offer on Sunday. The new proposed ...