The VTA had offered a compromise of a 10.5 percent raise over three years, and language for arbitration that both sides agreed to. The union was supposed to vote on this new contract Saturday, with union leaders urging their workers to vote a unanimous “no” because they said they’d hit a “deadlock” with the transit agency.

The Valley Transportation Authority is hopeful Its offer of more pay and improved benefits will end the regional transit strike.

Monday marks day one of a South Bay transit strike that stands to disrupt the commutes of more than 100,000 VTA riders.