VTA riders grateful for return of bus service
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VTA bus service resumed Friday, with light rail services set to restart over the next few days.
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A Santa Clara County judge ordered striking Valley Transportation Authority employees to return to work at a hearing Wednesday, bringing the strike to an end in its third week but leaving the issue o...
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Riders and drivers returned to their usual bus routes Friday morning as Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority resumed bus service after a historic two-and-a-half week strike by union workers was ordered to end by a judge earlier in the week.
On Monday night, the agency announced it will offer vouchers up to $5 for each ride with a maximum of two rides per day. Rides must begin and end at a VTA bus or light rail stop and must be ordered on Uber’s mobile app, according to the VTA.
Now in its third week, the VTA strike will head to court Wednesday in Santa Clara County as transit officials push to end the labor action.
As the ongoing VTA strike continues into its third week, Tuesday saw the first full day that Uber vouchers have been offered to VTA riders.
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, or VTA, announced it is providing riders with two five-dollar Uber vouchers every day. That’s to help cover some of the transportation costs during a strike between the agency and transit workers.
VTA is now offering tens of thousands of riders Uber vouchers to make up for the loss of service during the ongoing labor strike.
We’ve been saying we do want to come back to work, and when we do come back to work, we want it to be free from retaliation, free from harm, free from any discipline.”