Judge orders striking VTA workers back on the job, ending 17-day transit shutdown

A Santa Clara County judge has ruled against striking VTA union workers, bringing bus and light rail services back to the region.

Superior Court Judge Daniel Nishigaya ruled Wednesday that members of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 265, which represents about 1,500 frontline VTA employees, must return to work — ending the union’s historic 17-day strike. He said VTA’s argument was valid and the strike was a breach of contract. Representatives from ATU Local 265 and VTA appeared in court after the public transit agency filed for an injunction earlier this month to stop the strike.