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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...