NJ Transit strike could begin tonight: Service disruptions, alternatives and what to expect

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https://www.fox5ny.com/news/nj-transit-strike-2025-update-date-new-jersey

By Michael StallonePublished May 15, 2025 8:44am EDTNJ TransitFOX 5 NY

NEW JERSEY - New Jersey Transit train engineers could go on strike as soon as midnight tonight, potentially impacting hundreds of thousands of commuters.

NJ Transit strike date
What we know:
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) engineers have been negotiating since 2019 on and off, and so far, no new contract has been reached. A mediation session earlier this week in Washington, D.C. yielded no deal. Negotiations were scheduled to resume later on this morning.

The union claims its members earn an average salary of $113,000 a year and says an agreement could be reached if agency CEO Kris Kolluri agrees to an average yearly salary of $170,000.

NJ Transit leadership, though, disputes the union's data, saying the engineers have average total earnings of $135,000 annually, with the highest earners exceeding $200,000.

Park-and-ride
If there is a strike each weekday starting Monday, there will be four park and rides set up – two of them, the one at Secaucus Junction and PNC Bank Arts Center – will take commuters directly to the Port Authority Bus Terminal.

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