For a second day in a row, many people in the South Bay will be forced to look for alternative transportation as VTA workers continue a strike that has no clear end in sight.

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.

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,