US EditionNJ Transit engineers could walk off the job Friday, leaving some 350,000 commuters in the lurch
- New Jersey Transit engineers may strike, affecting 350,000 commuters and halting all NJ Transit trains if a walkout occurs.
- Negotiations between the agency and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen focus on wages and working conditions.
- Governor Phil Murphy has stated that all options, including declaring a state of emergency, are available if a strike happens.
- Union leaders have claimed that figures presented by the agency regarding pay raises were inflated, challenging the offer of $172,000 average annual pay for engineers.
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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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El Paso Inc.New Jersey Transit train engineers to go on strike, leaving some 350,000 commuters in the lurch
New Jersey Transit train engineers will go on strike early 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.
NJ Transit train engineers' strike could leave 350,000 commuters without options
NJ Transit rail service has already festooned stations with screaming-red signage warning of deep service cuts starting at midnight Friday if contract negotiations with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers union fall through
Rail Engineers Union Threatens to Strike, Halt Service in New York City Area
NEW YORK CITY—New Jersey rail engineers have threatened to strike on May 16 over a salary dispute, potentially halting service to 350,000 riders in the New Jersey and New York area. The strike would begin at 12 a.m. on Friday if an agreement is not reached and would shut down NJ Transit rail services as well as Metro-North rail lines west of the Hudson River. NJ Transit has a contingency plan to operate more commuter buses in the case of a strik…
Will NJ Transit go on strike? New warning as Friday midnight deadline nears
New Jersey Transit urged riders to reach their destinations before the end of the day Thursday or risk being stranded, as last-minute talks continued in a bid to avert a rail strike by train engineers that would affect some 350,000 commuters in New Jersey and New York City. The labor dispute is stressing out some Manhattan commuters and already disrupting travel to Shakira concerts Thursday and Friday at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. Amid the u…
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