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VTA finalizes contracts with three unions, excludes frontline workers
Three of VTA’s four unions ratified new contracts for the next four years, leaving the transit agency’s frontline workers hanging. Service Employees International Union Local 521, American Federation ...
‘The strike was our last resort’: VTA union has lost its leverage to push for new contract, president says
“Us being forced back to work, we’ve lost any leverage that we had, and the agency has no real motivation to schedule any ...
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Transit Workers Staying on the Job without a Contract, after Appellate Court Denies Appeal
The union and the transit agency have not resumed negotiations on a new contract. The former contract expired March 10 ...
Following strike, VTA light rail service restored on Orange Line, part of Blue Line
While bus service has resumed after a judge ordered an end to the VTA strike, light rail service remained on hold Monday following reported metal thefts and other issues.
VTA, union leaders summoned to appear in court next week as transit strike continues
SAN JOSE — A Santa Clara County Superior Court judge denied the Valley Transportation Authority’s bid for a temporary restraining order to stop the ongoing strike Monday but granted an order requiring ...
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Commuting San Jose State students struggle amid VTA strike
The union worker strike started March 10 and has left San Jose State University students stranded at the BART Berryessa station and elsewhere. While VTA is offering $5 vouchers for Uber rides for ...
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VTA riders feel grateful for return of bus service after struggling during strike shutdown
SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- VTA bus service was fully restored Friday, more than two weeks after a worker strike put a halt to transportation for thousands. While VTA light rail service was still ...
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VTA light-rail service expected to be fully restored by Thursday morning
Officials with Silicon Valley Transportation Authority say light rail service will be fully restored by Thursday morning ...
VTA union to vote on new contract proposal Saturday after nearly two weeks of striking
SAN JOSE — As the strike of Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority workers reaches the end of its second week, union members are set to vote on a new proposal Saturday following several days of ...
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VTA Strike Will End After Judge’s Order
Nishigaya listens to an attorney speak during a hearing in San José on March 26, 2025. The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority asked the court to halt a strike by workers represented by ...
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VTA employees working without new deal after strike halted
A Santa Clara County judge stopped a strike by VTA workers last week ... from Old Ironsides in Santa Clara to San Antonio in ...
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Judge to decide whether to end VTA workers union strike
SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- The weeks-long VTA strike is heading to court Wednesday where a judge will decide the fate of the transit agency and its striking workers. We spoke with principal ...