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.
VTA asks Newsom to intervene in ongoing transit worker strike
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority officials on Saturday asked Gov. Gavin Newsom to intervene in an ongoing strike by transit employees in an effort to compel them to return to work and resume bus and light rail services operations as contract negotiations continue.
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.
Santa Clara VTA files complaint as transit workers' strike rolls into 2nd day
The VTA workers strike in Santa Clara County entered its second day Tuesday with some 1,500 workers on the picket lines demanding increased wages and improved benefits from the transit agency.
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.
VTA asks Gov. Newsom to intervene in transit worker strike
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 files legal complaint over transit worker strike
Ryan Yamamoto reports on the Santa Clara VTA filing a complaint over the current strike by transit workers. Resale values have collapsed in recent years, with the average price of a used Tesla now $10,
Transit union caught off guard by lawsuit, as VTA seeks legal avenue to end strike
Both the transit agency and the union say they are open to returning to negotiations, but no meetings have been set.
VTA workers strike continues amid transit agency filling legal complaint
The VTA operators’ union is responding after the transit agency went to court trying to get striking drivers back to work.
VTA files legal complaint against union for breach in clause in attempt to end workers' strike
It's day two of a strike for VTA union employees from ATU Local 265. The two parties are not close to a deal, there's a 10% gap for wage increases and employees want other protections, including an arbitration agreement.
As VTA strike ends its first week, commuters grapple with new routes, higher costs
Some commuters expressed support for the strike despite the inconvenience – as well as a hope that it ends soon.
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VTA asks governor to intervene in strike
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority said Saturday it has asked Gov. Gavin Newsom to order striking transit ...
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VTA drivers set to strike: All bus, light rail service expected to shut down Monday
VTA drivers and light rail operators plan to go on strike on Monday. VTA said it expects all service could be suspended ...
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 ...
No VTA bus and light rail services as workers strike on Day 1: 'I got things to do, and I can’t do it'
It's day one of the VTA strike in the South Bay. More than 1,500 workers are on strike there, stopping nearly all bus and ...