VTA has filed a legal complaint against its striking workers, claiming it’s a breach of contract.

SAN JOSE — The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority filed a legal complaint Tuesday against Amalgamated Transit Union Local 265 for allegedly violating a “no strike” clause in their collective bargaining agreement as the union’s continued to push for higher wages and other benefits.

More than 1,500 employees of the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, including bus and light rail operators, may soon go on strike as their contract with the agency is set to expire without a deal.

More than 1,500 transit workers walked off the job early Monday morning, marking the first work stoppage in VTA’s 30-year history.

The San Jose Police Department responded to a collision between two pedestrians and a vehicle at about 9:14 a.m., authorities said. The incident occurred on the 3900 block of Zanker Road, which is about a block from the Cerone VTA Yard.

Commuters across Silicon Valley are stranded as VTA’s workers walk the picket lines and negotiations are at a standstill.

The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority has filed a legal complaint over the ongoing VTA workers' strike as the labor action entered its second day in the South Bay.

As a strike by South Bay transit workers stretched into its second day, the Valley Transportation Authority has now taken legal action to bring it to an end. On Tuesday, the VTA filed a legal complaint against the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 265 for breach of the “no strike” clause in an

Santa Clara County Valley Transportation Authority workers walked off the job Monday after negotiations for a new contract ended in an impasse, leaving commuters to find alternative routes to work. Amalgamated Transit Union Local 265 notified VTA last week that they would go on strike,

Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority light rail and bus service is shut down Monday as more than 1,500 front line employees have gone on strike.