A federal labor panel sided with NJ Transit's offers in a contract dispute with the last of 15 rail unions left to settle a contract.
over a new contract sided with the agency that they should get the same raises other rail workers agreed to.
The report by the three-member Presidential Emergency Board 251 formed by President Joe Biden in July supported NJ Transit’s contention that the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen should accept a contract with the same salary increases other rail unions agreed to, known as pattern bargaining.
BLE&T argued that NJ Transit engineers are the lowest paid in the country and accepting the same rate as other rail unions doesn’t take in account the specialized training and knowledge engineers must possess.Delayed train? Congressman from N.J. thinks you should get your money back.If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation.
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