Santa Clara VTA Union Strike Persists Despite Mediation Efforts, Disrupts 100,000 Daily Rides
Mediation failed to end the VTA and ATU Local 265 strike, leaving 100,000 riders affected as the union fights for better contract terms, despite a VTA lawsuit over the no-strike clause.
Santa Clara VTA asks for 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 and get striking VTA employees back to work.
Santa Clara VTA seeks court order to end strike
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority is going to court in an effort to end a strike by more than 1,500 of its workers. Public broadcaster KQED reports the VTA has filed a complaint in Santa Clara County Superior Court alleging the strike is a breach of contract and an act
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.
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.
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.
Palo Alto Weekly9mon
State auditor finds lack of transparency in Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority’s financial and employee records
After coming under scrutiny by state leaders, the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority released the ... to board members,” Berman wrote in a statement. One group of cities in the ...
East Bay Times8d
VTA union members set to strike for the first time Monday; disputes over wages, arbitration stick in negotiations
SAN JOSE — Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority workers are set to walk ... a wage increase of 10.5% over ten years. In a statement last week, the union expressed frustration at an ...
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.