NJ Transit CEO Says Talks With Striking Engineers Union Are Nearly Finished

The strike crippling the train system could be over soon. The engineers make about $113,000 a year and are seeking an increase to about $120,000 by 2027.

Union members from the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen form a picket line outside the NJ Transit headquarters in Newark, N.J., on May 16, 2025. Stefan Jeremiah/AP Photo

NEW JERSEY–NJ Transit CEO Kris Kolluri and New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said negotiations with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) are 95 percent done.

The BLET’s engineer strike that started at 12 a.m. on May 16 is crippling the NJ Transit (NJT) railway system, which serves 350,000 people daily, many of whom are commuting to and from New York City.