No rail strike: NJ Transit and unions reach settlement

Courtesy of nj.com

By Larry Higgins, NJ Advance Media for nj.com On Mar 11, 2016

NJ Transit officials and members of its rail unions have reached a tentative agreement on their long-simmering contract dispute, averting a strike that threatened to paralyze the region.

No immediate details on the settlement were announced Friday night, or when union members might vote on the proposed accord, but for now commuters can breathe a sigh of relief.

Union spokesman Stephen Burkert, who announced the settlement had been reached, did not give any further details…(Read More).