US EditionMetro-North will cross-honor some tickets in case of NJ Transit strike
- A potential strike involving train engineers represented by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers could begin May 16, 2025, affecting rail service in New Jersey.
- The strike risk arises because negotiations stalled over engineer wages, with the union disputing NJ Transit's offered average salary of $172,000.
- The union, representing 450 engineers, demands a wage near $225,000 while NJ Transit warns meeting this could raise fares by about 34 percent.
- NJ Transit CEO Kris Kolluri described the union's proposal as not serious and urged remote work if the strike proceeds as contingency plans prepare bus shuttles from key hubs.
- The stalemate threatens to disrupt service for roughly 300,000 riders and marks the potential first NJ Transit strike since 1983, with both sides maintaining readiness to negotiate.
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What happens if NJ Transit engineers walk?
(Newark, NJ) — New Jersey Transit says it’s working hard to make a deal with it’s engineers before a planned walk out next next Thursday. NJ Transit blames the union for no contract agreement, saying their salary demands are too high. A strike would mean a complete stoppage to NJ Transit rail service. If that happens NJ Transit says its bus, and ferry contingency plan would only accommodate around 20% of rail customers. The agency plans to add …
NJ Transit strike could be more likely, as both sides far apart a week before deadline
New Jersey’s first major rail strike in four decades became more likely this week when talks between NJ Transit and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers broke down. “New Jersey transit had rejected our last offer and they walked away from the table,” said Tom Haas, the union’s chairman. Haas said the railroad has overstated the amount paid to its engineers. NJ Transit insists the average pay is $135,000; the union has said it’s closer to $10…
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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