With a potential strike looming this Friday at 12:01 a.m., New Jersey Transit (NJT) locomotive engineers represented by the Brot...

[T-Link Reporter]

With a potential strike looming this Friday at 12:01 a.m., New Jersey Transit (NJT) locomotive engineers represented by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) protested outside the railroad's headquarters alongside dozens of their fellow Teamsters.



The 450 locomotive engineers employed by NJT haven't received a raise since 2019. Since then, the railroad has spent half-a-billion dollars on an unnecessary new headquarters, all while refusing to offer railroaders an agreement that pays the industry standard.



"If anyone's commute is disrupted because workers are forced to strike, it's the fault of the executives who mismanage New Jersey Transit," said Teamsters General President Sean M. O'Brien. "The employer wants to pay these workers below the industry standard. They've been bargaining for six years. It's time for the railroad to quit playing games with our members and finally give them the fair deal they've earned."





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