Deal Reached to End New Jersey Transit Strike: Union Chairman

The three-day strike by New Jersey Transit workers has affected about 100,000 daily commuters.
Deal Reached to End New Jersey Transit Strike: Union Chairman
Members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen BLET Union Hold posters as they take part during a Strike outside NJ Transit's Headquarters in Newark, N.J., on May 16, 2025. Kena Betancur/Getty Images
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Three days after the start of a strike by New Jersey transit employees, an agreement has been reached under which the unionized employees will return to work, officials announced on May 18.

Tom Haas, general chairman of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, which represents 450 New Jersey Transit engineers, said in a statement that an agreement had been reached to end the strike, which affected around 100,000 passengers each day across its three-day duration.