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France 24
18-05-2025
- Politics
- France 24
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Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
What to know about alternative service routes during NJ Transit strike
New Jersey Transit trains screeched to a halt Friday as locomotive engineers struck — leaving commuters scrambling to figure out alternate means of transportation from the Garden State to the Big Apple and beyond. Contingency plans, which kick in Monday, will include additional bus routes and park-and-ride locations but will only be able to accommodate 20% of rail customers, focusing mainly on its largest customer base, 70,000 New York-bound customers, according to NJ Transit. About 400 rail engineers with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen union seeking wage increases walked off the job after contract negotiations failed, marking the Garden State's first major strike in 40 years affecting some 350,000 commuters. Here's what to know about alternative service routes during the strike: Starting Monday, NJ Transit is ramping up peak service on the following New York bus routes that are in close proximity to rail stations: 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 NJ Transit's Park & Ride bus service will be available starting Monday on a first-come, first-served basis during peak hours from four additional locations: Secaucus Junction, PNC Bank Arts Center, Hamilton Rail Station and Woodbridge Center. More information is available on NJ Transit's rail strike page. The PATH will run on a normal service schedule but will likely see crowding during peak hours, Port Authority, its operator, advised. 'PATH will monitor stations and add service as necessary to address any unsafe conditions,' Port Authority said on its website. It advised riders to avoid the system during rush hour. Other alternatives include Amtrak, light rail and ferry service. Metro-North's west of Hudson service on the Port Jervis and Pascack Valley lines is also suspended, according to the MTA. The railroad is providing alternate routes, including cross-Hudson routes to connect with Hudson and Harlem Line trains, where west-of-Hudson tickets will be cross-honored. Parking permits at select east-of-Hudson stations will also be accepted. A full list of alternate MTA service options, including buses and ferries, can be found on its website. While PATH and NJ Transit bus service will still be available, the contingency plans from NJ Transit won't be implemented until Monday. The strike could thwart travel plans Friday for fans headed to the first game of the Subway Series at Yankee Stadium, Game 5 of the Knicks-Celtics Eastern Conference semifinals at Madison Square Garden and the Shakira-Pitbull concert at MetLife Stadium. Gov. Phil Murphy, NJ Transit CEO Kris Kolluri and rail engineers will head back to the negotiation table on Sunday in the hopes of ending the strike in time for the workweek.
Kuwait Times
17-05-2025
- Business
- Kuwait Times
Train strike sparks travel mess in New York area
HOBOKEN, US: Train engineers seeking higher pay went on strike Friday in New Jersey, triggering travel misery for New York-area commuters in America's biggest metropolitan corridor. New Jersey's first state-wide transit strike in decades began a minute after midnight when contract talks fell apart, so many people showed up at stations unaware that trains were not running. Commuters scrambled to find alternative ways to get across the Hudson River into New York and elsewhere, looking at much higher fares to go by Uber or Amtrak, a national rail system. A ticket to Manhattan with the latter can cost $98. Laura Pejo, 68, stood at a rail station in the city of Hoboken after finishing her work day and pondered a complex multi-stop bus trip to get home. 'So it will take about three hours, when my usual commute is 35-40 minutes,' she told AFP. The strike is also bad news for people headed to MetLife Stadium in the town of East Rutherford for a Shakira concert Friday night and a series of Beyonce shows over the next two weeks. Now there is no train service to the arena. 'I'm going to there early and then, depending on when the concert is over, I guess I'm going to have to schedule in advance an Uber and just hope I don't pay more than I paid for the concert ticket,' said Matthew Samuels, 25. NJ Transit, the third-largest transit system in the United States, said 350,000 customers rely on its services each day. Members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) union picketed outside rail stations. Many waved signs that accused NJ Transit executives of treating themselves to expensive perks while train drivers' wages lagged behind those of colleagues in other areas of America. The union said it has been locked in a years-long dispute with NJ Transit, with its members going five years without a raise. The union is seeking new contracts for around 450 engineers with hourly wages matching those of the neighboring Long Island Rail Road. Contract negotiations are due to resume Sunday. NJ Transit officials have said the wage hike requested by the union would end up costing the company and taxpayers millions. Governor Phil Murphy said the talks ended on a conciliatory note. 'The fact that we're not agreeing doesn't mean that we're throwing chairs at each other. To the contrary, we just are at an impasse,' he told a news conference Friday morning. NJ Transit CEO Kris Kolluri said the two sides are close to an agreement.—AFP 'We are 95 percent there,' he told the news conference. 'We'll get there.' The transportation company expects the strike to predominantly affect daily commutes for about 70,000 New York-bound passengers, while also disrupting the travel of many thousands more along its extensive network. The last statewide transit strike occurred in 1983 and lasted 34 days. – AFP
Sharjah 24
17-05-2025
- Business
- Sharjah 24
Train strike sparks travel mess in New York area
Travel Chaos for commuters The strike commenced just after midnight when contract negotiations fell apart, leaving many commuters unaware that train services were suspended. Travelers scrambled to find alternative transportation across the Hudson River, facing steep fares for options like Uber or Amtrak, where a ticket to Manhattan can cost up to $98. Long commutes and concert disruptions Commuters like Laura Pejo, 68, faced lengthy detours, with her usual 35-40 minute commute extending to nearly three hours. The strike also affected concert-goers heading to MetLife Stadium for a Shakira concert and upcoming Beyoncé shows, as train services to the venue were suspended. Union actions and Wage disputes Members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) picketed outside rail stations, criticizing NJ Transit executives for high salaries while train drivers have gone five years without a raise. The union is advocating for contracts that align engineers' wages with those of the Long Island Rail Road. Negotiation updates NJ Transit officials indicated that the wage increase sought by the union could impose substantial costs on the company and taxpayers. Governor Phil Murphy noted that while an agreement was not reached, discussions remained cordial. NJ Transit CEO Kris Kolluri expressed optimism, stating that they were "95 percent there" in negotiations. Impact of the strike The strike is expected to primarily disrupt daily commutes for approximately 70,000 New York-bound passengers, along with many others utilizing NJ Transit's extensive network. The last statewide transit strike occurred in 1983 and lasted for 34 days.
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
With NJ Transit engineers on strike, here's what commuters need to know
A labor dispute between NJ Transit's locomotive engineers and the Garden State transit agency's management became New Jersey's first rail strike in more than 40 years as of Friday morning at 12:01 a.m. Eastern time. Here's what commuters need to know: As of a minute past midnight Friday, members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen — the union representing about 450 Garden State train engineers — walked off the job after BLET and NJ Transit management spent the day at the bargaining table in Newark on Thursday. The move impacts more than 350,000 commuters. The disagreement comes down to wages. NJ Transit engineers say they want parity with their colleagues at Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North, while management says that will lead every other union to ask for similar raises and endanger the financial security of the agency. The MTA's Long Island Rail Road, where an engineer's hourly rate is $49.92, is the busiest of the nation's commuter railroads. Metro-North, in second place, pays $57.20 an hour. Currently, NJ Transit engineers, who operate the nation's third busiest commuter system, start at $39.78 an hour — a figure that includes the NJ Transit engineers who operate within New York state on Metro-North's west-of-Hudson lines. The BLET and NJ Transit reached a tentative contract agreement in March, after working without a contract since the start of 2020. That agreement, according to NJ Transit President Kris Kolluri, included a pay bump that would have seen BLET members earn $49.82 an hour by the summer. But the contract was overwhelmingly rejected by the union rank-and-file, who voted it down by 87%. But LIRR engineers are in the midst of their own negotiations, and BLET's New Jersey boss, Tom Haas, has said any parity with the Long Island engineers would therefore be fleeting. No. NJ Transit is hoping to offer other ways to travel. The state's buses — whose unionized drivers just reached a contract agreement with NJ Transit this month — will still be running, and NJ Transit management is hoping to use them to ease the pain. The transit agency will run 'park and ride' routes, with NJT buses taking people from Secaucus Junction to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan, from the Hamilton rail station to Newark Penn's PATH station, and from the Woodbridge Mall to the Harrison PATH station. Private contractor Academy Bus will also operate a park-and-ride from the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel to the Port Authority Bus Terminal — but Academy will not be accepting NJ Transit tickets. Bus service will be increased on a series of regular New York-bound routes, and NJ Transit rail tickets to or from New York, Newark or Hoboken will be cross-honored on NJ Transit buses and the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail. It's unclear. NJ Transit rail strikes are a rarity. An NJ Transit rail dispute seemed headed for a strike back in 2016, but eleventh-hour negotiations averted a work stoppage. The Garden State's engineers last hit the picket lines in 1983, when they struck for 34 days. _____
