Salaries were the major point of disagreement as NJ Transit officials rejected a union counter offer on May 5. Both sides traded barbs about salary demands, but said they remained open to talks.

NJ Transit's claim that union demands would eat up 27% of corporate transit fee revenue and cause a 17% fare hike were condemned by the state Chamber of Commerce. Skip to Article.

The union, which represents around 450 locomotive engineers at NJ Transit, presented a new wage proposal on May 5 that General Chairman Thomas Haas Jr. said differs "from NJT’s demands by only ...

Tuesday, union General Chair Tom Haas said in a statement the median salary for an NJ Transit engineer in 2024 was $105,000 (a median is the middle value in a list of figures, but not the same as ...

The union, which represents around 450 locomotive engineers at NJ Transit, presented a new wage proposal on May 5 that General Chairman Thomas Haas Jr. said differs "from NJT’s demands by only ...

WOODLAND PARK, NJ — New Jersey Transit trains will begin operating again after the agency reached a deal with striking rail engineers on wage increases, the engineers' union said, ending a three ...

New Jersey commuters demand no less. ... NJ Transit and the union have been at odds over wages — the union contends that its compensation packages should mirror those offered by Metro-North ...

New Jersey Transit Users Get Tentative Good News. ... which average around $113,000 a year for NJ Transit engineers, with union demands aiming as high as $170,000 a year. ...

Tensions are rising between New Jersey Transit and the union representing its engineers. ... (BLET) – came back with a proposal that now demands a $225,000 wage, or a $90,000 dollar wage increase.

The union’s requests “would cost taxpayers and NJ Transit $1.363 billion between July 2025 and June 2030. That’s $684 million more than the contract proposal union members voted down on ...

The union’s requests “would cost taxpayers and NJ Transit $1.363 billion between July 2025 and June 2030. That’s $684 million more than the contract proposal union members voted down on ...

The union’s requests “would cost taxpayers and NJ Transit $1.363 billion between July 2025 and June 2030. That’s $684 million more than the contract proposal union members voted down on ...