Strike date set for NJ Transit rail unions, sources say
NJ Transit insiders say there is a 75 to 85 percent likelihood that a coalition of 17 rail unions, which have been working without a contract for five years, will call a “soft strike” over the weekend...
View ArticleNJ Transit says new offer on table to avert rail strike
When NJ Transit and rail union officials sit down Friday with federal mediators in Washington D.C., the two sides will talk about a new offer on the table from the agency that could avert a March 13...
View ArticleNo deal yet between NJ Transit, unions to avoid strike; talks to continue Monday
NEWARK, N.J. — Officials representing New Jersey Transit and rail workers unions have concluded meetings in Washington to try and avert a system-wide rail strike. The two sides met Friday in front of...
View ArticleNJ Transit, unions say they would like to reach a settlement on Thursday
NJ Transit and union officials have both said they would prefer to reach a settlement on Thursday and avoid a Sunday morning rail strike. “Our concern is to get it done at the table,” Stephen Burkert,...
View ArticleNo rail strike: NJ Transit and unions reach settlement
NEWARK — NJ Transit officials and members of its rail unions have reached a tentative agreement on their long-simmering contract dispute, averting a strike that threatened to paralyze the region. No...
View ArticleNJ Transit union workers to see 21% raise under new deal, report says
NJ Transit union rail workers would see a 21 percent wage increase over nearly nine years, under a tentative contract reached Friday, the Wall Street Journal reported. The proposed pact, which averted...
View ArticleIs an NJ Transit strike still possible after 2 unions reject deal?
The sigh of relief that came from commuters in March at the news that a potential NJ Transit strike has been averted evaporated to a groan this weekend after two rail unions rejected a tentative...
View ArticleRoad improvements in Middletown could delay mid-day NJ Transit commuters this...
Residents of the north side of Middletown and Bayshore residents who commute mid-day on NJ Transit’s North Jersey Coast Line via the Middletown train station should leave home earlier than usual this...
View ArticleO’Scanlon and DiMaso call for immediate action on NJ Transit issues
Senator Declan O’Scanlon and Assemblywoman Serena DiMaso called upon Governor Phil Murphy to do what ever it takes to resolve NJ Transit numerous ongoing issues quickly. Murphy said at a press...
View ArticlePolice SUV and NJ Transit Train Collide in Long Branch
A Long Branch Police vehicle collided with a NJ Transit train late this morning at the Brighton Ave crossing. facebook video via The Link News The Long Branch police vehicle was stopped on the tracks...
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