TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Members of a union representing some
New Jersey Transit rail workers have become the first group to not ratify a new
contract with the agency.
The New Jersey Transit Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers and Trainmen announced its decision in a statement posted Friday on
its website. But a vote tally was not disclosed.
Union officials say they will now return to the
bargaining table with NJ Transit, though it's not clear when that will happen.
NJ Transit declined comment on the matter, saying it had
not yet received official word of the vote.
The union was part of an 11-member coalition that reached
deals with the agency in March. That came about 24 hours before a strike
deadline.
Each union in the coalition voted on specific contracts
for their units. Eight unions have ratified their deals, while the two
remaining unions planned to vote Saturday.
More than 4,000 workers overall are affected by the
deals.
The unions have been working without a contract since the
last one expired in mid-2011. Details of the agreements they reached have not
been made public.
Once all the unions ratify their contracts, NJ Transit's
Board of Directors will vote on it. Gov. Chris Christie will then have the
final say on the agreement.
Approximately 105,000 people commute into New York each
weekday via NJ Transit, the nation's third-largest commuter railroad.
Source: Philly.com
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