VTA Union Workers Approve New Contract After Months of Negotiations

VTA union votes to ratify new contract offer

SAN JOSE — The union representing Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority workers ratified a new contract with the agency, two months after a judge ordered them back to work from their historic strike without a new contract. The vote, which took place Tuesday, passed with 689 yes votes and 298 no votes, according to a letter from Amalgamated Transit Union Local 265. The contract will now go to the VTA Board of Directors for approval. Related…

VTA union workers approve new contract after months of negotiations

(KRON) -- After months of negotiations, transit union workers with the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) have approved a new contract, Amalgamated Transit Union Local 265 announced early Wednesday. The vote comes a couple of months after a strike that put union members out of work for weeks as they demanded increased wages and more benefits. Union members approved the new VTA contract on Tuesday with 689 yes votes and 298 no vote…

VTA union members approve 4-year contract

Union members on Tuesday night approved a labor contract with the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority.

Union employees to vote on new VTA contract proposal months after transit strike

ATU Local 265 union members will vote on a new deal with the Valley Transportation Authority three months after a strike halted public transportation.

Silicon Valley VTA workers vote on new contract offer - San José Spotlight

VTA has a new proposal for its frontline workers months after a historic strike halted public transit across Santa Clara County. Members of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 265, which represents more than 1,500 frontline VTA workers, will vote on a new contract offer Tuesday, ending the months-long labor dispute. The offer mirrors similar proposals approved earlier this year by VTA’s three other unions and includes a 14.5% raise over four years, …

Silicon Valley transit union approves contract with VTA, ending months of negotiations - Local News Matters

THE UNION REPRESENTING Santa Clara County bus drivers and light rail operators has approved the latest contract proposal from VTA after months of negotiations and a 17-day strike that stopped transit service.Members of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 265, which represents more than 1,500 frontline VTA workers, voted 70.5% to approve the proposed contract, with 978 votes cast. The proposal includes a 14.5% wage increase over four years, improved …