US EditionMetro-North will cross-honor some tickets in case of NJ Transit strike
- NJ Transit and its engineers' union face a potential strike starting May 16, 2025, risking state-wide rail disruptions.
- The strike stems from stalled negotiations over wage demands, with NJ Transit offering $172,000 average salary and the union seeking up to $225,000.
- NJ Transit prepared a contingency plan including five park-and-ride lots, enhanced bus services on 29 routes, and ticket acceptance on ferries and light rail.
- NJ Transit CEO Kris Kolluri warned wage demands would require a 37% tax surcharge and a 34% fare increase, while union leader Tom Haas rejected NJ Transit's salary offer as inaccurate.
- The planned strike could cause major commuter delays, prompting NJ Transit to urge telecommuting and the use of alternative transport, though capacity will cover only a fraction of rail riders.
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Metro-North will cross-honor some tickets in case of NJ Transit strike
NEW JERSEY (PIX11) – If NJ Transit locomotive engineers strike, the MTA will cross-honor tickets on the Metro-North and provide park-and-ride service. Due to failing contract negotiations, NJ Transit's locomotive engineers could strike as soon as May 16, which would halt all rail service, including west of Hudson Metro-North Railroad service, according to NJ Transit. More Local News The MTA on Thursday released its contingency plan for th…
NJ Transit, largest union reach tentative contract deal as engineers' strike looms
NJ TRANSIT and its largest union reached a tentative contract agreement on Wednesday, but the mass transit agency is still negotiating with the engineers' union to try to avert a walkout next week.
New Jersey Monitor
njtoday.newsNJ Transit and train engineers union say strike is imminent as two sides bicker over wages
An NJ Transit train pulls into Newark Penn Station on May 6, 2025. (Photo by New Jersey Monitor)With 10 days to go before NJ Transit train engineers potentially walk off the job, the CEO of the state’s transit agency again traded barbs with the engineers union, and both sides are predicting that a strike will begin next week. Appearing at Newark Penn Station on Tuesday, NJ Transit CEO Kris Kolluri said the latest offer from the union, the Brothe…
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