The action by New Jersey Transit engineers comes as a wave of transportation workers’ struggles is brewing around the globe, including a nationwide strike of 50,000 rail workers in the United Kingdom scheduled for this week. ![]() The spokesperson for the transit agency said they received nearly three times the usual number of sick calls on Friday compared to a typical weekday. ![]() All other state workers, including those at New Jersey Transit who have signed new contracts, received either paid time off or bonus pay for working the holiday. The immediate trigger for the job action was the refusal of the agency to provide engineers with holiday pay for Juneteenth, which was observed Friday for New Jersey employees. Ī sickout by New Jersey Transit train engineers Friday led to scores of cancellations throughout the day and an abrupt end to service out of New York City at 8:05 p.m., bringing the third largest commuter rail system in the country to a halt. An engineer is seen at the controls of a New Jersey Transit train from New York, as it pulls away from the Elizabeth train station, on Saturday, March 12, 2016, in Elizabeth, N.J.
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