Historic VTA Strike Will End After Judge's Order, Some Service to Resume by Friday
Source: KQED
Joseph Geha Mar 26 Updated 6 p.m. Wednesday (PT)
A historic strike by South Bay transit workers that has affected tens of thousands of people who rely on public transportation will come to an end after a Santa Clara County Judge issued a preliminary injunction to halt it Wednesday afternoon.
The injunction, signed by Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Daniel T. Nishigaya in a San José courtroom, means Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority employees will need to return to work immediately, but it wasn’t clear how long it will take for all transit services to resume.
Leaders of the union representing the workers, Amalgamated Transit Union Local 265, said they were disappointed in the outcome.
“We’ll determine what happens tomorrow shortly, but we believe that the judge got this wrong,” ATU President Raj Singh said outside a downtown courthouse Wednesday. “At the end of the day, the workers lost today.”
Amalgamated Transit Union Local 265 President Raj Singh, center, watches a hearing in Santa Clara County Superior Court in San José on March 26, 2025. (Joseph Geha/KQED)
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1,500 out on this strike.