Due to the prolonged strike by ATU Local 265, representing VTA frontline workers, VTA is offering $5 vouchers for Uber rides starting and ending at VTA transit stops. Riders pay $2.50 first before the $5 voucher is applied, and again for the remaining cost beyond the voucher. This discount can be used twice per day, between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m., until the strike ends.

VTA and ATU Local 265 are still far from an agreement. The agency made a new offer of an 11% wage increase over three years, but the union, demanding an 18% increase, rejected it. VTA is asking the court to intervene, citing a no-strike clause from the last contract that should apply during negotiations.

A strike is challenging for both transit workers and passengers. It forces many transit riders to rely on Uber and Lyft, which incur higher costs for riders and offer less pay and fewer protections for drivers working as independent contractors.