NJ Transit engineers go on strike, leaving rail service suspended
And so just 450 workers are slamming the 100,000 or so riders who rely on the railroad to get to and from their jobs. Worse, by their union’s reckoning the demand is for a near 50% raise: The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen claims its members earn an average of $113,000, yet they’re holding out for $170,000 — arguing that they should be on par with their NJ Transit has failed to reach an agreement with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen union, resulting in the first major transit strike to hit New Jersey since 1983.
NJT calculates that the average is $135,000 now, which still means the demand is for a hike above 25% — even though the railroad is already running in the red . And NJ Transit CEO Kris Kolluri is worried not simply about the cost of meeting the Brotherhood’s demands, but the certainty that theInsane progressive leniency keeps letting more young terrors skirt That would add up to $1.3 billion in new costs, forcing a fare hike of at least 17% on the heels of last year’s hefty jump in ticket prices. “What the people of New Jersey need right now is for the members to meet their obligations to the public,”A ‘Rail Service Suspended’ sign at Secaucus Junction Station, New Jersey, during a transit strike on May 16, 2025, due to a pay dispute.point fingers at the MTA, which for years has handed hefty wage hikes to the unions representing Metro-North and Long Island Railroad workers without winning work-rule changes or other productivity gains.It’s a contest of wills now: Will Murphy fold , or find a way to rally enough public support to stare down the Brotherhood’s blackmail?Cassie's testimony against Sean 'Diddy' Combs revealed a monster worse than any of us realized — but is it enough to send him to prison? Orcas abandoned in shuttered marine park filmed in algae-infested pool months after closure: 'Must leave now' Cassie bursts into tears when asked about depraved sex acts, revealing Diddy allegedly beat her during 'freak-offs': 'It made me feel worthless' Dave Portnoy just gave this buzzy new NYC pizza spot a 9.2 rating, and now it’s selling out like crazy — here’s what real New Yorkers think
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