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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 engineers are demanding a 14% pay increase, citing disparities with other systems like the LIRR and Metro-North, while NJ Transit countered with a 4% offer.

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 ...

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 ...

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 is asking riders to work from home in the event of a potential union strike that threatens ... Accepting the union demands would cost taxpayers and the system roughly $1.4 ...

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 ...