NJ Transit, engineers reach deal to end strike
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New Jersey's commuter rail engineers walked off the job early on Friday after 11th-hour contract talks with the third-largest U.S. public transit system stalled ahead of a midnight strike deadline set for meeting union wage demands.
NJ Transit CEO Kris Kolluri says talks with the union will resume Sunday and Monday, with the goal of reaching a deal and restoring reliable service for commuters.
This ain’t your garden-variety travel headache. New Jersey is on pace for a nightmare summer spanning planes, trains and automobiles — as sinkhole-ridden highways, persistent chaos at Newark Liberty International Airport and a likely transit strike threaten to upend travel plans at the worst possible time.