New Jersey Transit Train Engineers Have Rejected Labor Agreement with Management Raising Potential for Strike

New Jersey Transit train engineers have rejected a labor agreement with management, raising the potential for a strike or a lockout next month.

The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen on Tuesday rejected the March deal by a margin of 87%, the union said in a statement. The Railway Labor Act permits the workers to strike or NJ Transit’s management to lock workers out as soon as May 15, according to the union.

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