Communities Bracing For The Worst If NJ TRANSIT Workers Go On Strike
Workers say they're fed up after five years without a contract or a raise.
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Workers say they're fed up after five years without a contract or a raise.
A man was struck and killed by an NJ TRANSIT work train late Sunday in Hamilton Township.
Hundreds of people packed a playground in Woodbridge Saturday morning to show support for union workers who are currently locked in a contract dispute with NJ TRANSIT.
With system-wide ridership rising to over 272 million, NJ TRANSIT is struggling with declining funding to maintain repair and expand the system, according to a new report.
There is no deal yet between NJ TRANSIT and workers, but there might be reason to hope.
With rail workers threatening to strike next weekend, NJ TRANSIT unveiled its contingency plan Thursday, but said the service won't be able to get all commuters into New York.
The plan would include more buses, extra park-and-rides, ferry service and increased PATH trains.
Commuters are getting concerned about a potential NJ TRANSIT strike as a deadline to get a contract done is 11 days away.
NJ TRANSIT said the train was headed for New York's Penn Station Tuesday when it hit the man about 4 miles west of the Jersey Avenue station.
NJ TRANSIT and its unions will meet with the National Mediation Board next week in a last-ditch effort to reach a contract deal.
Another round of contract talks wrapped up Friday, between NJ TRANSIT and its union workers with no deal.
NJ TRANSIT commuters are preparing for the worst if a strike happens next month.
A small fire and power outage in one of the Hudson River tunnels shut down NJ TRANSIT service into and out of New York City late Friday.
The Long Island Rail Road says westbound service has been suspended between Jamaica and Penn Station Wednesday evening.
NJ TRANSIT has announced a system-wide ban of hoverboards on trains, light rail and Access Link vehicles, effective on Wednesday.
NJ TRANSIT rail workers are prepared to strike if the agency doesn't improve on an offer they say would increase health premiums by hundreds of dollars per month, union officials said.
NJ TRANSIT trains on the Northeast Corridor line were halted late Monday, after reports that someone may have been struck.
The last time NJ Transit workers went on strike was in 1983.
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Some NJ TRANSIT and Metro-North Railroad customers were thrown off by delays and cancellations as service resumed Sunday, while the Long Island Rail Road remained out of service.
The investigation into the crash is ongoing.
The accident took place just before 2 p.m. at Wainwright Street and Lyons Avenue.
A driver was hospitalized Thursday night after an NJ TRANSIT train struck a vehicle in Paterson, New Jersey.
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