NJ Transit, engineers reach deal to end strike
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NJ Transit trains could stop running at 12:01 a.m. Friday if locomotive engineers go on strike over the salary increase they want.
Gov. Phil Murphy said Wednesday night that he's "hoping for the best but preparing for the worst" regarding a possible NJ Transit rail strike.
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy ripped NJ Transit engineers for going on strike Friday — blasting their actions as a “slap in the face” to commuters and a “mess of their own
More negotiations are planned for Sunday, to help bring an end to the stalemate that brought NJ Transit to a screeching halt. New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy calls the strike a "slap in the face to commuters".
“Phil Murphy and the Trenton Democrats finally found a way to stop all the outmigration: no one can get a plane or a train out of New Jersey,” Ciattarelli wrote on social media. “Seriously, the lives of New Jerseyans should not — CANNOT — be disrupted any more than they already are. The two sides need to come to an agreement.”