New Jersey transit strike halts trains statewide
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New York: Train services ground to a halt in New Jersey one minute after midnight on Friday, according to the railway operator, as the US state s firs...
New York: Train services ground to a halt in New Jersey one minute after midnight on Friday, according to the railway operator, as the US state's first mass transit strike in decades took hold following a pay dispute.
The stoppage could snarl commutes across the Eastern Seaboard states of New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York. NJ Transit, the third-largest transit system in the United States, said 350,000 customers rely on its services each day.
Members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) union plan to start picketing at 4:00 am on Friday (0800 GMT).
"Due to a strike by locomotive engineers representing Brother of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen all NJ TRANSIT rail service is currently suspended," the rail operator said on its website.
While NJ Transit announced contingency plans, it acknowledged these alternatives could accommodate "approximately 20 percent of current rail customers," and encouraged anyone who could to work from home.
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