NJBIA President & CEO Michele Siekerka issued the following statement regarding the strike by train engineers today, as the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen and NJ TRANSIT did not meet a deadline for a contract renewal.
“While we understand the union’s right to negotiate a fair deal for themselves, we also understand that any fair deal must not break the bank, particularly given NJ TRANSIT’s funding challenges.
“This rail strike wreaks havoc for rail riders who need to get to work, to their doctor’s offices, to their stores and other important daily destinations. We urge NJ TRANSIT and the union to continue their talks, sooner than their scheduled meeting on Sunday, and we maintain that any agreement should not require ANY additional increase in the Corporate Transit Fee, which already gives New Jersey the highest corporate tax rate in the nation, by far.”
