Ruling to end VTA strike upheld by appeals court

An appellate court judge has denied an appeal from a union representing bus drivers and light rail operators with VTA — doubling down on the decision to end a historic worker strike. Amalgamated Transit Union Local 265 filed the appeal after Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Daniel Nishigaya ruled March 26 the union had to end its 17-day strike, on the grounds it violated the union’s contract. Workers had been on strike from March 10 to March 26, halting bus and light rail service across the region. Service has since been restored. The union represents more than 1,500 frontline…

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