NJ Transit has failed to reach an agreement with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen union, resulting in the first major transit strike to hit New Jersey since 1983.

WOODLAND PARK, NJ — New Jersey Transit engineers have walked off the job, halting the agency's train service throughout the Garden State at 12:01 a.m. on May 16 after agency officials left ...

Engineers at New Jersey Transit went on strike early Friday, bringing trains on the nation’s third-largest commuter rail service to a halt. A final day of negotiations between the state-run ...

NJ Transit engineers went on strike at 12:01 a.m. Friday, bringing train service to a screeching halt. NJ Transit rail service is fully shut down, along with Metro-North's west of Hudson service.

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 ...

Why NJ Transit engineers went on strike. BLET, the union representing about 460 engineers, argued neighboring transit agencies pay more and the cost of living has gone up in New Jersey.

A labor dispute between NJ Transit's locomotive engineers and the Garden State transit agency's management became New Jersey's first rail strike in more than 40 years as of Friday morning at 12:01 ...

NJ Transit CEO Kris Kolluri and Gov. Phil Murphy (not shown) meet with engineers on strike May 16, 2025. - PROVIDED BY NJ GOVERNOR'S OFFICE ...

NJ Transit engineers went on strike at 12:01 a.m. Friday, bringing train service to a screeching halt. NJ Transit rail service is fully shut down, along with Metro-North's west of Hudson service.

Posted 7:21 p.m. May 18, 2025: NJ Transit and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers reached a tentative agreement to end a strike that began Friday — the first at NJ Transit in 42 years. As ...

NJ Transit engineers’ hourly rate starts at $39.78 an hour — less than their LIRR counterparts, who make $49.92, as well as the engineers of Metro-North, who make $57.20.