Why Are Nj Transit Rail Engineers Striking? BLET, which represents 450 rail engineers and trainees, is in a wage dispute with NJ Transit, with the union arguing its members have n

The first morning of the NJ Transit train strike hasn’t been without problems, but it’s been far from a disaster, commuters and tourists say. A couple from Toronto, Canada who landed at Newark Liberty International Airport on Friday morning on their way to New York City for a vacation,

Groups of picketers gathered in front of transit headquarters in Newark and at the Hoboken Terminal, carrying signs that said “Locomotive Engineers on Strike” and “NJ Transit: Millions for Penthouse Views Nothing for Train Crews.”