US EditionNJ Transit engineers could walk off the job Friday, leaving some 350,000 commuters in the lurch
- New Jersey Transit engineers could walk off the job early Friday, potentially halting all commuter trains serving 350,000 commuters in New Jersey and New York City.
- The strike is a result of unresolved pay negotiations between NJ Transit and the union representing train engineers, with primary disputes centered on salary amounts and proposed raises.
- The union demands average yearly pay of $170,000, while NJ Transit leadership disputes this, citing an average total compensation of $135,000 and some above $200,000.
- Union leader Tom Haas emphasized that the union’s goal has been fair compensation comparable to that of engineers at other rail agencies, while CEO Kris Kolluri expressed concerns about the financial responsibility, asking who would bear the cost.
- A strike would be the first transit walkout in over 40 years, forcing limited bus alternatives unable to carry more than 20% of rail passengers and urging remote work if possible.
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Transit engineers could walk off the job in New Jersey, leaving some 100,000 commuters in the lurch
Some 100,000 commuters who work in New Jersey and New York City could soon be scrambling for other ways to reach their destinations if New Jersey Transit engineers walk off the job early Friday. The nation’s third largest transit system…
New Jersey Transit train engineers go on strike, leaving some 100,000 commuters in the lurch
New Jersey Transit train engineers have gone on strike in a dispute over wages, leaving an estimated 100,000 commuters in New Jersey and New York City to seek other means to reach their destinations or consider staying home. The walkout…
NJ Transit engineers could walk off the job Friday, leaving some 100,000 commuters in the lurch
Some 100,000 commuters who work in New Jersey and New York City could soon be scrambling for other ways to reach their destinations if New Jersey Transit engineers walk off the job early Friday. The nation’s third largest transit system…
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Times ArgusStrike by New Jersey Transit train engineers leaves some 100,000 commuters in the lurch
Train engineers in New Jersey’s huge commuter rail system went on strike early Friday, leaving its 100,000 daily riders either working from home or seeking other means to transit the state or cross the Hudson River into New York City.
New Jersey Transit train engineers go on strike, leaving some 350,000 commuters in the lurch
New Jersey Transit train engineers went on strike Friday, leaving an estimated 350,000 commuters in New Jersey and New York City to seek other means to reach their destinations or consider staying home. The walkout comes after the latest round of negotiations on Thursday didn’t produce an agreement. It is the state’s first transit strike in more than 40 years and comes a month after union members overwhelmingly rejected a labor agreement with ma…
New Jersey Commuter Rail Engineers Set to Strike Amid Failed Negotiations
New Jersey Commuter Rail Engineers Set to Strike Amid Failed Negotiations New Jersey's commuter rail engineers are preparing to go on strike early Friday following stalled contract negotiations with the New Jersey Transit agency. The talks aimed at meeting the workers' wage demands crumbled ahead of the midnight deadline, the engineers' union confirmed on Thursday.This imminent labor strike marks the first such action against the NJ Transit in o…
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