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Hundreds of Thousands of NJ Transit Riders Stranded by Strike

May 16, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire
Hundreds of thousands of New Jersey commuters awoke Friday to learn that, at 12:01 a.m., NJ Transit engineers went on strike after five years without a new contract and a last-minute breakdown in negotiations Thursday.

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NJ Transit Locomotive Engineers Go on Strike

May 16, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire
NJ Transit locomotive engineers are now on strike.

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NJ Transit Engineers Headed Toward May 16 Strike

May 13, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire
NJ Transit and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen met with the National Mediation Board in Washington, D.C., on Monday, but it didn’t help avert the possibility of a strike.

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NJ Transit Hurtles Toward Strike

May 10, 2025 New Jersey Monitor
Locomotive engineers at NJ Transit and the agency’s management remain at odds as stalled contract negotiations at an impasse over wages threaten to boil over into a disruptive strike in less than a week.

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New Jersey Lawmaker Calls on Trump to Intervene in NJ Transit Contract Dispute

May 9, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire
President Donald Trump must intervene in the threatened strike of NJ Transit workers, a New Jersey state lawmaker said Friday.

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National Mediation Board Summons NJ Transit, BLET to Washington

May 9, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire
The National Mediation Board has called NJ Transit and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen to Washington on Monday, May 12, to continue mediation.

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NJ Transit, Amalgamated Transit Union Reach Tentative Contract Agreement

May 7, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire
NJ Transit and the Amalgamated Transit Union have reached a tentative contract agreement.

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NJ Transit CEO Rails Against Union as Strike Looms

May 6, 2025 New Jersey Monitor
NJ Transit CEO Kris Kolluri railed against the agency’s locomotive engineers union before Assembly lawmakers Monday ahead of a looming strike, saying their request for larger pay increases puts them at odds with economic realities.

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NJ Transit Working on Contingency Plans for Potential Union Strike

April 30, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire
As a result of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers’ vote against a tentative agreement reached between NJ Transit and the BLET leadership, the BLET is threatening to disrupt the lives of more than 350,000 commuters by calling for a strike as early as 12:01 a.m. on Friday, May 16.

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NJ Business Group: Work to Reach Deal in NJ Transit Contract Dispute

April 24, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire
Last week, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen’s rank and file voted to reject the tentative contract that its leaders had reached with NJ Transit in March, setting in motion the potential for a strike at 12:01 a.m. on May 16.

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