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NJ Transit Train Engineers Vote to Strike

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Ridgewood NJ, while NJ Transit is forecasting it will face back-to-back fiscal cliffs in 2025 and 2026, with the larger deficit expected to be around $1 billion. The union representing NJ Transit’s locomotive engineers  , pointed to a recent 25-year lease the agency signed for a new headquarters space that was more expensive than fixing up its current building and other bids the agency received.

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NJ Transit engineers vote to strike, if needed

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ULY 9, 2015, 8:22 AM    LAST UPDATED: THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2015, 8:23 AM
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NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Transit engineers have voted to strike if their contract dispute is not resolved.

However, union members are hoping the federal government will create a panel to help bring about an agreement. Union officials say the creation of the board would be enough to forestall a strike for the immediate future.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/nj-transit-engineers-vote-to-strike-if-needed-1.1371420