NJ Transit, union meet in Washington for contract negotiations

NJ Transit and it's engineers try to head off strike

(Washington, D.C.) — New Jersey Transit and its train engineers are in Washington, D.C today, to meet with a federal mediator, in hopes of heading off a strike that would force 350,000 daily commuters to find another way to get to work. The two sides have been at each other’s throats for weeks. Engineers want more money,  NJ Transit says they want too much. The strike deadline is Friday. NJ Transit President Kris Kolluri says he thought there wa…

NJ Transit, union meet in Washington for contract negotiations

NEW JERSEY (PIX11) – NJ Transit and its train engineers are headed to Washington, D.C. on Monday to meet with a federal mediation board in an effort to avoid a rail shutdown. The two sides remain at odds over annual wages for engineers. Tom Haas, the chairman of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, said engineers haven't seen a salary increase in six years. More Local News Engineers could strike as soon as Friday, stopping…

Is there going to be an NJ Transit strike? Here’s what we know.

Train commuters are bracing for a possible NJ Transit strike that could happen as soon as Friday.The impact would extend well beyond tens of thousands of displaced daily train commuters. A surge of rail commuters hitting the roads could worsen traffic on highways, including Interstate 80, where all lanes remain closed in Wharton in Morris County for sinkhole repairs.

Will NJ Transit go on strike? Both sides head to DC amid first rail strike threat in decades

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Transnet wage talks continue at CCMA

The Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) convened an urgent facilitated session to confront the ongoing salary and wage dispute between the United National Transport Union (Untu) and Transnet at the Transnet Bargaining Council (TBC) last week. The process is expected to continue with additional sessions on Wednesday, May 14, and Thursday, May 15. This

NJ Transit: Negotiations to continue ahead of May 16 strike deadline - Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen

The National Mediation Board (NMB) has summoned the BLET and NJ Transit back to Washington D.C. for a last-ditch effort to reach a contract settlement ahead of this week’s strike deadline. The parties will meet on Monday, May 12. A strike or lock-out could begin as early as 12:01 a.m. on Friday, May 16. The BLET hosted a press conference late last week where BLET National President Mark Wallace and NJT General Chairman Tom Haas spoke and took qu…