(KRON) -- After months of negotiations, transit union workers with the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) have approved a new contract, Amalgamated Transit Union Local 265 announced early Wednesday. The vote comes a couple of months after a strike that put union members out of work for weeks as they demanded increased wages and more benefits.

Union members approved the new VTA contract on Tuesday with 689 yes votes and 298 no votes, according to ATU Local 265.

“We acknowledge and recognize that these past several months have been really difficult, that this offer did not completely address all of our needs,” Raj Singh, president of Local 265, wrote in a statement to union members. “However, you, the majority have spoken and the democratic process must be recognized.”

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