NJ Transit gives strike update
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Commuters will soon be able to buy train tickets ahead of NJ Transit restarting rail service after it reached a tentative deal with its engineers’ union. Train tickets will start being sold at 10 p.m.
NJ Transit officials say they need 24 hours to inspect their equipment before rail service can resume. FOX 5 NY's Briella Tomasetti is reporting from Secaucus Junction Station
Union members cited five years without wage increases and said the new contract aims to bring NJ Transit wages closer to regional norms, which average around $113,000 a year for NJ Transit engineers, with union demands aiming as high as $170,000 a year.
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Hey there New Jersey! Here’s your audio update highlighting the end of the NJ Transit strike, a massive brawl at a mall in Edison and a poll shows who is leading the races to be New Jersey’s next governor. Plus, a 100-year-old movie theater in Bergen County is razed.
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NJ Transit strike prompts riders to pay high prices for alternatives, disrupting commutes and local businesses.