Archive · 19 May 2025
NJ Train Engineers End Strike with Tentative Pay Agreement
Train engineers in New Jersey went on strike because they wanted more money.
This meant trains stopped running, and people had to find other ways to get around, which was more expensive.
After a few days, the train company and the engineers reached a deal!
The engineers will look over the deal to see if they like it.
The deal might mean the engineers get more money.
The trains will start running again soon, but it will take a little time to get everything ready.
The last time something like this happened was about 40 years ago.
New Jersey train engineers ended a statewide strike with a tentative agreement.
The strike, led by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, began early Friday.
Commuter rail service was halted, stranding commuters and increasing travel costs.
The tentative agreement will be reviewed by the union's 450 members before details are released.
The strike followed years of stalled negotiations over wages and benefits.
- Who
- NJ Transit and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET)
- What
- A tentative agreement was reached, ending the strike.
- When
- The strike began early Friday and the tentative agreement was announced on Sunday.
- Where
- New Jersey
- Why
- The strike was to fulfill demands regarding higher pay after years of negotiations.
Union
NJ Transit
Wages
Union
Engineers' wages remained stagnant and below national standards.
NJ Transit
Proposed wage increases would cost the agency and taxpayers millions.
- Location
- New Jersey
- Union
- Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET)
- Years Since Last Strike
- 40
- Union Members Affected
- Engineers and trainees
- Years Without Raise
- Five