NJ Transit Touts Deal With Worker Union; Engineer Talks Ongoing

NJ Transit and the Amalgamated Transit Union reached a tentative contract agreement, according to a statement viewed by Bloomberg. The union represents operators, clerical workers, mechanics and other transit workers. A separate union that represents NJ Transit engineers are also in an unrelated labor dispute that may result in a strike as soon as May 16.

• The terms of the agreement are “not currently available pending ATU leadership’s notification of its members”
• “The terms are within the established pattern and reflect our mutual and ongoing commitment to fairness, efficiency, affordability, and financial sustainability,” the joint statement says
• The contract covers ...