TheTrueStory
Telegram
AppAbout@ The True Story 2025

New Jersey train engineers go on strike bringing chaos to commuters

Quotes

    • 88:88
      Phil Murphy
      I am still hoping we find some resolution, but I am preparing for the worst,
      XinhuaNet
      said Murphy
    • 88:88
      Phil Murphy
      It is frankly a mess of their own making and it is a slap in the face of every commuter and worker who relies on NJ Transit,
      The New York Times
      Mr. Murphy, a Democrat, said at a news conference in Aberdeen, N.J.
    • 88:88
      I can’t pay $110 to get to Newark on Amtrak, plus all the tickets are sold out,
      The New York Times
      Mr. Bell said
    • 88:88
      I have no idea how I’m getting to work on Monday,
      The New York Times
      he said while standing on a platform at Pennsylvania Station in Newark
    • 88:88
      They are escalating the situation, ... and the bigger guns might start coming out.”
      The New York Times
      Professor Dwyer said, referring to the union
    • 88:88
      They decided to walk away,
      The New York Times
      Mr. Haas said
    • 88:88
      I feel bad for the people we move every day, the worker bees and the sports fans,
      The New York Times
      said Michael Delatore, 37, who drove a Coast Line train on its last run to Long Branch Thursday night
    • 88:88
      We just had a fare increase, and reliability is terrible,
      The New York Times
      he said
    • 88:88
      If there’s a power imbalance, I think it goes in favor of the union at this point,
      The New York Times
      he said
    • 88:88
      There’s no real case here, there’s nothing real here, there’s no there there,
      Politico
      Baraka said in a press conference outside the courthouse
    • 88:88
      This is not a lost cause. This is an imminently-achievable deal,
      Politico
      Kolluri said, characterizing the end of negotiations Thursday as a “pause.”
    • 88:88
      Phil Murphy
      Let's get back to the table and seal a deal, and let's move forward on meeting our most important responsibility of all: serving the needs of New Jerseyans who rely on NJ Transit."
      Newsweek
      In a news conference held on Thursday night, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy told reporters
    • 88:88
      Through a combination of added capacity to existing New York bus routes, operation of a regional Park & Ride service, NJ TRANSIT estimates that it can only carry approximately 20 percent of current rail customers as the bus system capacity can not replace the railroad."
      Newsweek
      However, the agency has acknowledged the limitations of its backup plans, saying on its website
    • 88:88
      They have gone without a raise for six years and have been seeking a new contract since October 2019,
      CNBC
      the union said
    • 88:88
      They have money for penthouse views and pet projects, just not for their front-line workers,
      CNBC
      BLET National President Mark Wallace said in a statement
    • 88:88
      The locomotive engineers of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers (BLET) have voted to strike, which means the complete suspension of NJ TRANSIT rail service, including Metro-North west of Hudson service,
      The Gazette
      read a message on the NJ Transit website
    • 88:88
      After 15 hours of non-stop contract talks today, no agreement on a wage increase was reached this evening,
      The Gazette
      the BLET union declared in a released statement
    • 88:88
      I certainly expect to pick back up these conversations as soon as possible,
      The Gazette
      Kolluri said Thursday night
    • 88:88
      Our members at NJ Transit had the full support of our national union, as well as the Teamsters,
      The Gazette
      said Mark Wallace, the union’s national president
    • 88:88
      We must reach a final deal that is both fair to employees and affordable,
      Reuters
      Murphy, a Democrat, told reporters