New Jersey Transit and its rail engineers union mentioned Monday that they’ve agreed on a brand new labor contract, averting a attainable strike.
NJ Transit President and CEO Kris Kolluri and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen’s common chairman, Thomas Haas, introduced the deal in a joint assertion.
Particulars in regards to the settlement have been murky. The assertion cited a “reasonable wage increase” for the union’s members, a effectively because the decision of a long-standing grievance.
Messages searching for particulars have been left with each events.
“We believe this agreement not only reflects NJ TRANSIT’s commitment to fairness, efficiency, innovation, and long-term financial sustainability — but it ensures uninterrupted rail service for the 100,000 people who depend on it,” the assertion mentioned.
Final summer season, President Joe Biden signed an government order making a board to resolve the dispute. On the time, NJ Transit mentioned a strike might be attainable as quickly as March 2025.
New Jersey Transit operates buses and rail within the state, offering an estimated 925,000 weekday journeys. The labor dispute goes again to 2019, when the engineers’ contract expired.
