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Bloomberg
23-05-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
NJ Transit Engineers Contract Will Hike Pay to Over $50 Per Hour
New Jersey Transit 's newly inked deal with its locomotive engineers would boost pay to more than $50 an hour, according to a person familiar with the negotiations. The starting hourly wage for NJ Transit engineers has been about $39.78 an hour, their union, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, said previously. The hike would bring the wages more in line with those at Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Railroad. The union had been seeking parity with those neighboring agencies.
New York Times
22-05-2025
- General
- New York Times
Corrections: May 22, 2025
A subhead with an article on Monday about a deal between New Jersey Transit and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen reaching to end a three-day strike, misstated the number of passengers who use the commuter railroad each day. About 350,000 commuters use the system's buses and trains daily, not just its trains. Errors are corrected during the press run whenever possible, so some errors noted here may not have appeared in all editions.
Fast Company
19-05-2025
- Business
- Fast Company
New Jersey's transit union reaches ‘fair and fiscally responsible' deal to end 3-day strike
New Jersey Transit's train engineers reached a tentative deal Sunday to end their three-day strike that had halted service for some 100,000 daily riders, including routes to Newark airport and across the Hudson River to New York City. The union said its members would return to work on Tuesday, when trains would resume their regular schedules. The walkout that began Friday was the state's first transit strike in over 40 years, forcing people who normally rely on New Jersey Transit to take buses, cars, taxis and boats instead or consider staying home. The main sticking point had been how to accomplish a wage increase for the engineers without creating a financially disastrous domino effect for the transit agency. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen initially announced regular train service would begin again Monday, but moments later, union spokesperson Jamie Horwitz said NJ Transit informed them that it would be Tuesday at 12:01 a.m. instead. A transit agency statement said the Tuesday start was necessary because 'it takes approximately 24 hours to inspect and prepare the infrastructure before returning to full scheduled service.' A union statement sent by email said the terms of the agreement would be sent to the union's 450 members who work as locomotive engineers or trainees at the passenger railroad. 'While I won't get into the exact details of the deal reached, I will say that the only real issue was wages and we were able to reach an agreement that boosts hourly pay beyond the proposal rejected by our members last month and beyond where we were when NJ Transit's managers walked away from the table Thursday evening,' said Tom Haas, the union's general chairman at NJ Transit. He added that the union was able to show management 'ways to boost engineers' wages … without causing any significant budget issue or requiring a fare increase.' The union statement also said the deal would be submitted for a ratification vote by the national union and would require a vote of the New Jersey Transit board at its next regularly scheduled meeting on June 11. NJ Transit's board also has to approve the deal. 'To offer the understatement of the year, this is a very good outcome,' New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said at a Sunday evening news conference. He commended the two sides for finding an agreement that is 'both fair to NJ Transit's employees while also being affordable for our state's commuters and taxpayers.' NJ Transit CEO Kris Kolluri didn't provide details of the deal, but said it was 'fair and fiscally responsible.' He thanked the union for negotiating in good faith. 'The deal itself reflects a series of concessions that came together by way of a work bill that will eventually end up paying for this fair wage that the union has asked for,' Kolluri said at the news conference. Buses would be provided on Monday, but Murphy and Kolluri both urged commuters, if possible, to work from home for one more day. 'Please do that tomorrow so we can move essential employees through the system,' Kolluri said. A month earlier, members of the union had overwhelmingly rejected a labor agreement with management. NJ Transit — the nation's third-largest transit system — operates buses and rail in the state, providing nearly 1 million weekday trips, including into New York City. The walkout halted all NJ Transit commuter trains, which provide heavily used public transit routes between New York City's Penn Station on one side of the Hudson River and communities in northern New Jersey on the other, as well as the Newark airport, which has grappled with unrelated delays of its own recently. Mark Wallace, the union's national president, had said NJ Transit needs to pay engineers a wage that's comparable to Amtrak and Long Island Railroad because some are leaving for jobs on those other railroads for better pay. The union had said its members have been earning an average salary of $113,000 a year and it wanted to see an agreement for an average salary of $170,000. NJ Transit leadership, though, disputed the union's data, saying the engineers have average total earnings of $135,000 annually, with the highest earners exceeding $200,000.
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
NJ Transit engineers expected to get trains running Tuesday. How to get to NYC on Monday
Even though the NJ Transit strike has been tentatively settled, Gov. Phil Murphy asked commuters who can work from home May 19 to give the agency time to get the trains ready to roll May 20. "To offer the understatement of the year, this is a very good outcome," Gov. Phil Murphy said at a May 18 press briefing in Newark. "The sound you probably hear is the collective sigh of our commuters." Members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen who run NJ Transit trains went on strike May 16 in a disagreement over wages, bringing the agency's rail service to a grinding halt. NJ Transit is the third-largest transit system in the country, with an impressive fleet of buses, trains and light rail vehicles. Negotiators reached a deal around 7 p.m. on May 18. NJ Transit strike ends: Trains on track for Tuesday commute NJ Transit's roughly 172,000 weekday rail riders will need to consider alternatives. The majority of NJ Transit's bus riders commute to their work sites five days a week, compared with about 30% of customers who commute by train. About 58% of NJ Transit rail riders have hybrid schedules, 9% have the choice to work in office or at home, and 3% are fully remote, according to a survey of about 44,000 NJ Transit customers last year. Some employers offered their employees the opportunity to work from home if the strike stretched into May 19. Four park-and-ride pickup locations in New Jersey will operate during peak weekday hours starting May 19. Service, which will be provided by Academy Express and a bus broker company, TMS Logistics, will operate only in the peak direction: Pickup from Secaucus Junction Bus Plaza going to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Manhattan will take place between 6 and 9:30 a.m.; returning riders can get picked up from the bus terminal and dropped at Secaucus between 3 and 7:30 p.m. Pickup from PNC Bank Arts Center going to the Port Authority Bus Terminal will take place between 5 and 8 a.m.; returning riders can get picked up from the bus terminal and dropped at PNC between 3:30 and 7:30 p.m. Pickup from Hamilton Rail Station going to Newark Penn Station, where riders can transfer to PATH, will take place from 5 to 9 a.m.; returning riders can get picked up at Newark Penn Station and dropped off at the Hamilton station between 3 and 7 p.m. Pickup from Woodbridge Center mall going to the Harrison PATH station will take place from 6 to 10 a.m.; returning riders can get picked up at Harrison PATH and dropped off at Woodbridge between 4 and 8 p.m. A handful of NJ Transit's bus routes will shore up service to meet the demand: Northeast Corridor: 108, 112, 115 and 129 bus routes. North Jersey Coast Line: 116 and 133/135 bus routes. Raritan Valley Line: 112 and 113 bus routes. Morris & Essex Lines: 107 bus routes. Montclair-Boonton Lines: 193 and 324 bus routes. Main/Bergen County Lines: 145, 163, 164 and 190 bus routes. Pascack Valley Line: 163, 164 and 165 bus routes. Ferry services operated by NY Waterway and the NJ Transit Newark light rail will increase service, along with Boxcar private bus service, with six routes in Morris, Union, Essex and Bergen counties, which had already doubled its service in Bergen starting May 12. Meanwhile the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has no plan to increase service along the PATH rapid transit system unless needed and said it would watch for such a need. A list of private carriers running midtown direct service to the Port Authority bus terminal can be found at but be sure to check the carriers' websites and social media platforms for changes in service. Riders can visit updates. This article originally appeared on NJ Transit strike: How to get to NYC on Monday
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
NJ Transit strike to end, train service to resume Tuesday
The Brief The NJ Transit strike is coming to an end after three days. Engineers and NJ Transit were able to reach an agreement on a new contract. Regular service will resume Tuesday at 12:01 a.m. NEW JERSEY - NJ Transit and the engineers' union reached a tentative agreement Sunday on a new contract, ending the three-day transit strike -- and an anticipated week of headache for 100,000 daily riders. What we know The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen initially announced regular train service would begin again Monday, but moments later, union spokesperson Jamie Horwitz said NJ Transit informed them that it would be Tuesday at 12:01 a.m. instead. This 24-hour period gives NJ Transit time for infrastructure inspection and preparation. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said those who can should work from home on Monday. NJ Transit CEO Kris Kolluri said park and rides and additional bus service will be available Monday. Click here for information on alternative routes. The strike, which began Friday, marked the state's first transit walkout in over 40 years, forcing commuters to seek alternative transportation methods such as buses, cars, taxis, and boats, or to stay home. The backstory The primary issue was achieving a wage increase for engineers without causing financial strain on the transit agency. The union's general chairman, Tom Haas, stated that the agreement boosts hourly pay beyond previous proposals and was reached without significant budget issues or fare increases. The strike highlighted the need for competitive wages, as engineers have been leaving for better-paying jobs at Amtrak and Long Island Railroad. The union had sought an average salary increase from $113,000 to $170,000, while NJ Transit leadership disputed these figures, citing average total earnings of $135,000 annually, with some engineers earning over $200,000. What's next The deal will be submitted for ratification by the national union and requires approval from the New Jersey Transit board at its next meeting on June 11. The Source This article includes reporting from the Associated Press, New Jersey officials and FOX 5 NY's Meredith Gorman.
