Santa Clara VTA light rail, buses shut down as workers go on strike
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority light rail and bus service is shut down Monday as more than 1,500 front line employees have gone on strike.
No VTA bus or light rail service as workers go on strike
Monday marks day one of a South Bay transit strike that stands to disrupt the commutes of more than 100,000 VTA riders.
Vta Says Striking Transit Union Leaves Mediation Session
VTA, which scheduled mediation sessions on Thursday and Friday, said union negotiators left Friday's meeting with no resolution. "Nothing is scheduled, but the two sides could reconvene at any time," a VTA spokesman said late Friday. The two sides began negotiations in August 2024 to renew the union's three-year contract.
Santa Clara VTA claims union negotiators walked away from latest mediation
The latest attempts at mediation between the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority and the union representing striking VTA workers did not reach an agreement, transit officials said in a release Friday.
Santa Clara County Transit Grinds to a Halt as VTA Workers Strike
More than 1,500 transit workers walked off the job early Monday morning, marking the first work stoppage in VTA’s 30-year history.
As VTA strike begins, Santa Clara County commuters seek alternate transit options
VTA’s final contract offer to workers last week included a wage increase of 9% over three years, keeping the employees as the second-highest paid in the Bay Area and the fifth-highest paid in the country. The union is seeking a 6% raise per year over three years and wants to add a clause guaranteeing arbitration for contract disputes.
Santa Clara VTA asks Gov. Newsom to intervene to get striking workers back on the job
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority has requested Gov. Gavin Newsom to intervene to get striking VTA employees back to work.
VTA asks Gov. Newsom to order striking workers to return to jobs
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority said Saturday it has asked Gov. Gavin Newsom to order striking transit employees back to work serving thousands of South Bay riders while it works out a new contract.
VTA union strike to continue, officials tap Newsom for help
It looks like the agency reached out to the governor’s office for a cooling off period,” Raj Singh, a spokesman for Amalgamated Transit Union Local 265, said in an interview.
CA Gov. Newsom asked to intervene in VTA strike
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) said on Saturday that it has asked California Governor Gavin Newsom for an “intervention and fact-finding investigation” to help end the VTA strike as it hits its sixth day and enters its first weekend.
VTA asks for Gov. Newsom's intervention to force striking union employees back to work
VTA said Saturday it has asked Gov. Gavin Newsom to order striking transit employees back to work serving thousands of South Bay riders while it works out a new contract.
Santa Clara VTA files complaint as transit workers' strike rolls into 2nd day
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As VTA strike ends its first week, commuters grapple with new routes, higher costs
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VTA workers strike continues amid transit agency filing legal complaint
The VTA operators’ union is responding after the transit agency went to court trying to get striking drivers back to work.
VTA strike still on, no bus service for 3 days straight
Wednesday marks Day 3 for a massive strike staged by more than 1,000 Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) employees. Bus and light rail service remain ...
VTA awaits breach of contract hearing as union workers' strike hits Day 3
As a soft rain fell over the South Bay, light rail and bus stops were once again empty while the ATU Local 265 picket lines ...
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Silicon Valley public transportation workers stage strike
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