I am still hoping we find some resolution, but I am preparing for the worst,
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,
I can’t pay $110 to get to Newark on Amtrak, plus all the tickets are sold out,
I have no idea how I’m getting to work on Monday,
They are escalating the situation, ... and the bigger guns might start coming out.”
They decided to walk away,
I feel bad for the people we move every day, the worker bees and the sports fans,
We just had a fare increase, and reliability is terrible,
If there’s a power imbalance, I think it goes in favor of the union at this point,
There’s no real case here, there’s nothing real here, there’s no there there,
This is not a lost cause. This is an imminently-achievable deal,
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."
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."
They have gone without a raise for six years and have been seeking a new contract since October 2019,
They have money for penthouse views and pet projects, just not for their front-line workers,
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,
After 15 hours of non-stop contract talks today, no agreement on a wage increase was reached this evening,
I certainly expect to pick back up these conversations as soon as possible,
Our members at NJ Transit had the full support of our national union, as well as the Teamsters,
We must reach a final deal that is both fair to employees and affordable,