It has happened. First time in 42 years, the NJ Transit engineers have gone on strike. No trains will be running from this point on unless a deal is struck.
The NJT Strike page was updated to reflect the stoppage of service.
https://www.njtransit.com/railstoppage
Sucks that it had to come to this, but withholding labor is one of the few levers workers can pull. I sincerely hope NJT takes a long hard think about treating their employees better and the engineers come out better off.
Solidarity with the engineers
I heard that apparently the strike will cost NJT around 4 million per day in lost revenue. Giving the engineers a living wage would cost them less. NJT has some serious clowns in the executive offices.
Right, it literally doesn’t make economic sense.
Meanwhile, NJT will still place the strike at the feet of the engineers and spin the story as, “Look how these selfish workers caused such a problem for the public!”
I was 100% expecting Murph to declare a state of emergency and use it to argue to a sympathetic judge that congestion pricing should not apply during the strike.
Why he has not done so is known only to him and God.
He really should kill the wasteful 11 billion dollar turnpike widening scheme and use the money saved to save NJ Transit. The biggest gripe many have with him is that he “promised” to fix it and 8 years pass he has done nothing but make blunders and waste money. Money was blown on a unnecessary HQ (that costed $500 million which included renovations and other upgrades), the $914 million boondoggle for new railcars that still haven’t been delivered and fare increases. In addition, he turned down free money (that would of been over $100 million) from NYC as part of a settlement for his congestion pricing lawsuit the MTA offered that could of had the benefit of keeping the engineers from striking.
lol damn! When you summarize it all so succinctly, Jersey’s a fvckin mess!
Preach!
Big News: Strike’s over. The Engineers have reached an agreement, and rail service resumes Tuesday morning to ensure tracks and equipment are in working order.
https://www.njtransit.com/restart
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/18/nyregion/new-jersey-transit-strike-agreement.html (Paywall Bypass)
Any word on the specifics of the agreement?
Not yet. The regular employees have to vote (and approve ot) first and then the details will be released.
