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BLET engineers unanimously endorse strike at NJ Transit
Rail News Home Labor | 9/5/2023
Rail News: Labor
BLET engineers unanimously endorse strike at NJ Transit
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) members who work at New Jersey Transit last week voted unanimously to authorize a strike. ... Five hundred locomotive engineers employed by NJ Transit received strike ballots in August. Voting results show 81% of the eligible 494 union members cast ballots and all of them favor a strike, BLET officials said in a press release.
NJ Transit recently announced plans to spend more than $440 million to lease luxury office space, which has infuriated many BLET members, they said.
“The agency has millions for penthouse views, but not a dime for train crews who kept the trains running throughout the worst days of the pandemic, and haven’t had a raise since 2019," said BLET National President Eddie Hall.
The locomotive engineers employed at NJ Transit have been seeking a new contract since October 2019. The contract dispute has been under National Mediation Board-sponsored mediation for nearly three years.
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Rail News: Labor
BLET engineers unanimously endorse strike at NJ Transit
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) members who work at New Jersey Transit last week voted unanimously to authorize a strike. ... Five hundred locomotive engineers employed by NJ Transit received strike ballots in August. Voting results show 81% of the eligible 494 union members cast ballots and all of them favor a strike, BLET officials said in a press release.
NJ Transit recently announced plans to spend more than $440 million to lease luxury office space, which has infuriated many BLET members, they said.
“The agency has millions for penthouse views, but not a dime for train crews who kept the trains running throughout the worst days of the pandemic, and haven’t had a raise since 2019," said BLET National President Eddie Hall.
The locomotive engineers employed at NJ Transit have been seeking a new contract since October 2019. The contract dispute has been under National Mediation Board-sponsored mediation for nearly three years.
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