NJ Transit on the Brink of Strike

NJ Transit on the brink of strike

NEW JERSEY (PIX11) -- For the first time in more than 40 years, New Jersey Transit service may be halted because of a strike.  More than 400 locomotive engineers represented by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) will walk off the job at 12:01 a.m. Friday, if they do not reach a contract deal with New Jersey Transit.  More Local News Both sides have been at odds for weeks, unable to reach an agreement.  The union sa…

NJ Transit strike talks continue as midnight deadline looms

With just hours left before a 12:01 a.m. strike deadline set by the NJ Transit local that represents the Garden State’s hundreds of train engineers, spokesmen for the union and NJ Transit management said talks were continuing Thursday. “Negotiations between the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen and NJ Transit managers, with the assistance of a mediator from the National Mediation Board, were held this morning in Newark and are exp…

NJ Transit train engineers inch closer to strike amid ongoing wage disputes

The possibility of a strike or lockout by workers of New Jersey’s public transit system is getting closer and closer. The strike deadline is 12:01 a.m. on Friday, May 16.Representatives of both the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers (BLET) and NJ Transit remain at odds over agreed-upon wages for their locomotive engineers. Last month, 87% of the union’s membership voted down a tentative eight-year contract with NJ Transit. The wage level for th…

New Jersey on the brink of its biggest railroad strike in more than 40 years

NJ Transit locomotive engineers could walk off the job at 12:01 a.m. Friday morning.

New Jersey Transit Strike Set to Begin at Midnight After Talks Break Down

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NJT LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS ON STRIKE - Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen

For Immediate Release May 15, 2025 • Contact: Jamie Horwitz, 202-549-4921, jhdcpr@starpower.net Trains Will Not Run Friday at NJ Transit No Deal Reached on a Wage Increase Management Walks Out of Contract Talks Forcing a Strike NEWARK — After 15-hours of non-stop contract talks today, no agreement on a wage increase was reached this evening between the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) and NJ Transit managers. NJ Transit ma…