US EditionNew Jersey Transit reaches tentative deal with engineers union that could end strike
- On Sunday, New Jersey Transit’s train engineers agreed to a tentative settlement to conclude their three-day strike, which had disrupted service to Newark airport and New York City routes used by roughly 100,000 commuters each day.
- The strike began Friday as a result of stalled negotiations over wage increases and retention concerns, following a previous tentative deal rejection where 87% voted no.
- The new agreement raises hourly pay beyond the last rejected proposal, aiming to achieve wage parity with nearby rail systems without causing budget issues or fare increases.
- Union leader Tom Haas said the union showed management ways to increase wages without significant budget impact, while Governor Murphy called it "a good result for commuters and taxpayers."
- The deal now requires ratification by the union members and approval by the NJ Transit board at a June 11 meeting, and if approved, the engineers will return to work Monday with service resuming.
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New Jersey Rail Workers Agree to End Strike After Weekend of Commuter Chaos - The Virginia Star
by Thomas English A tentative deal between NJ Transit and its locomotive engineers has ended New Jersey’s first statewide rail strike in more than 40 years, with full service set to return Tuesday, officials said Sunday night. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) suspended its walkout after two days of post-strike talks, capping a shutdown of began at midnight Friday and left some 350,000 commuters scrambling while the a…
New Jersey Rail Workers Agree to End Strike After Weekend of Commuter Chaos | The Star News Network
by Thomas English A tentative deal between NJ Transit and its locomotive engineers has ended New Jersey’s first statewide rail strike in more than 40 years, with full service set to return Tuesday, officials said Sunday night. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) suspended its walkout after two days of post-strike talks, capping a shutdown of began at midnight Friday and left some 350,000 commuters scrambling while the a…
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NJ Transit rail service set to resume Tuesday after weekend strike
Garden State commutes will be back on track as of Tuesday, according to NJ Transit and union officials — but until then, buses are still the way to go. NJ Transit brass and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen announced late Sunday that they’d reached a tentative agreement to raise wages for the 450 NJ Transit train engineers who went on strike Friday after contract negotiations had stalled. “While I won’t get into the exact deta…
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