People often ask me why I care so much about transit. Over the years, I’ve told a lot of stories, but I realized that I haven ...

I walked the picket lines a few months ago speaking to VTA drivers on strike.  These proud members of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 265 had overwhelmingly voted in favor of going on strike, but ...

Austin Wong, 20, business economics major, says he never imagined he’d be living in the Bay Area. Part of that is because ...

There is no end in sight for the VTA Strike -- now in its third week. Union members on Monday voted no on the latest proposal, which offered an 11% pay increase over a three-year contract.

VTA countered the act of negotiating means the no-strike provision is enforceable. Judge Nishigaya ultimately sided with VTA and that harm was being done to roughly 100,000 daily riders.

Lunch argued against VTA’s notion of “harm,” pointing to a 1990 California Supreme Court decision that gave public transit workers the right to strike despite the impact on riders.

Both sides were unable to reach a deal after months of negotiations and the latest contract had expired in early March. Before the strike, daily ridership on VTA was about 100,000 riders.

Amalgamated Transit Union Local 265, which represents more than 1,500 VTA frontline workers, went on strike March 10, 2025 for higher wages in their next contract. Photo by B. Sakura Cannestra.

The ongoing strike by VTA workers entered its third week on Monday with no bus or light rail service in operation. The strike, which began on March 10, has left the transit system inoperable as ...

As the VTA strike drags on, both sides remain at an impasse, and Silicon Valley residents are left waiting for a resolution that will restore critical public transportation services.