New Jersey Transit service shut down as train engineers go on strike
Economy And Jobs,Strikes,New Jersey,Public Transit
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New Jersey Transit service has been suspended Friday as train engineers walked off the job just after midnight amidst a labor strike.
"Due to a strike by locomotive engineers represented by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, all NJ Transit rail service is currently suspended," the rail service said on social media Friday.
"After 15 hours of non-stop contract talks today, no agreement on a wage increase was reached this evening between the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) and NJ Transit managers," the union said in a statement Thursday.
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