Europe 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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Powerful three-day strike wins new contract for New Jersey Transit engineers
New York, N.Y. On May 18, Locomotive Engineers at New Jersey Transit (NJT) won a new tentative contract with an improved wage offer after a solid three-day strike that halted the vital passenger rail service statewide. A message on the union’s strike website said it all: “Thank you members. We . . . Continue reading Powerful three-day strike wins new contract for New Jersey Transit engineers at Workers.org
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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Monday, May 19, 2025 STRIKES ► From the New York Times — New Jersey Transit and Engineers’ Union Agree to Deal to End Strike — The main sticking point had been the engineers’ demand that they be paid on par with their counterparts who drive trains for other passenger railroads, including Amtrak and New […] The post Trades fight for the IRA | WSNA TA | VA short-staffed appeared first on The STAND.
New York, May 19 (EFE).- The New Jersey train network, which connects with New York, and which for three days left 350,000 people unserviced by a strike, will resume its services on Tuesday after an agreement in principle between the union of drivers and the management of the railway system. The agreement around the first strike in four decades in the NJ Transit, after 450 union drivers rejected a salary proposal from management, was reached on …
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