The agreement includes wage increases of 4%, 3.5%, 3% and 4% over a four-year term, with improved workplace policies and enhanced dental benefits, in line with other VTA unions.
The union and the transit agency have not resumed negotiations on a new contract. The former contract expired March 10 without a contract agreement, prompting workers to strike.
The court decision Monday wasn’t the only rejection that hit the transit agency. Gov. Gavin Newsom rejected a request from the VTA to intervene in the labor dispute and asked the two sides to resume negotiations on a three-year contract.