NJ Transit Engineers Union Votes in Favor of New Wage Pact (1)

New Jersey Transit’s locomotive engineers ratified the new wage contract which was the result of an agreement following a three-day strike that halted rail service in May.

Union workers represented by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen approved the contract that will raise hourly pay to more than $50 per hour, as well as a signing bonus, according to a statement from the union. Voting concluded Tuesday.

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About 419 of the union members cast ballots, with 398 voting in favor of the agreement and ...