NJ Transit Engineers Strike Looms as Union Rejects Proposal Over Wage Dispute

The union that represents NJ Transit’s train engineers has rejected a settlement recommended by a federal board overseeing its wage dispute with the state transit agency, clearing the path to a possible strike in March.

The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen’s rejection of the proposed settlement is the latest step in a labor fight between the carrier and its engineers that has been running since NJ Transit engineers’ previous contract lapsed in 2019. And though federal law will maintain status quo for a time, engineers could launch a strike as early as March 22.