NJ Transit Pay Talks With Union Fail, Making Strike More Likely

New Jersey Transit officials and labor-union representatives left wage negotiations without a deal on Monday, making a strike in less than two weeks more likely.

The two parties are not currently scheduled to meet again before May 16, the earliest the rail engineers can walk off the job, according to a spokesperson for the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, the labor group representing workers.

Engineers are responsible for operating the trains and driving them between each station. If the workers strike later this month, rail service would be suspended. Transit officials have urged riders to work remotely and travel ...