Santa Clara VTA Strike Ends, Bus Service Resumes After Court Order

Workers return after 17-day strike over wage disputes, but light rail remains suspended due to copper wire theft and inspections.

A Santa Clara County judge ruled the 17-day VTA strike violated a no-strike clause, ordering workers to return without a new contract.
Bus service resumes Friday, while light rail service is delayed until Monday due to infrastructure inspections and extensive copper wire theft during the strike.
The union, ATU Local 265, rejected VTA's offer of an 11% wage increase over three years, continuing to demand an 18% raise.
The union plans to appeal the court ruling, arguing the no-strike clause is invalid due to the expiration of the previous contract.
The strike disrupted transit for over 100,000 daily commuters and highlighted tensions between labor demands and public transit funding constraints.