The VTA board of directors has approved a revised offer in an effort to get striking workers off the picket line and back on the job. Union representatives are saying not so fast because it rolls back previous agreements.
The updated offer includes a wage increase and mutually agreed updates to the conflict resolution process, but introduces changes to previously untouched parts of the contract. Amalgamated Transit Union Local 265, which represents about 1,500 frontline VTA workers, has been on strike since March 10, stopping bus and light rail services across Silicon Valley.
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