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No Rail Deal, Strike Draws Closer for New Jersey Commuters
Source: Associated Press
No Rail Deal, Strike Draws Closer for New Jersey Commuters
By DAVID PORTER, ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEWARK, N.J. — Mar 10, 2016, 6:56 PM ET
Negotiations between rail worker unions and New Jersey Transit concluded without a deal Thursday, as a strike deadline neared that would affect tens of thousands of commuters whose cost of traveling to New York City each day has already soared in recent years.
The parties met for several hours Thursday at a Hilton hotel in downtown Newark, two days after representatives for both sides expressed optimism at the tenor of the negotiations. Each spent Wednesday reviewing details of proposals made the day before.
By mid-afternoon Thursday, NJ Transit's special counsel said he was still optimistic that a deal could be struck before the 12:01 a.m. Sunday deadline but that key issues such as wages and health care remained in play.
The two sides planned to resume their face-to-face talks Friday morning.
More than 4,000 NJ Transit rail workers have authorized a strike for early Sunday. The two sides have yet to agree on wage increases, health care costs and the length of a contract.
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By DAVID PORTER, ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEWARK, N.J. — Mar 10, 2016, 6:56 PM ET
Negotiations between rail worker unions and New Jersey Transit concluded without a deal Thursday, as a strike deadline neared that would affect tens of thousands of commuters whose cost of traveling to New York City each day has already soared in recent years.
The parties met for several hours Thursday at a Hilton hotel in downtown Newark, two days after representatives for both sides expressed optimism at the tenor of the negotiations. Each spent Wednesday reviewing details of proposals made the day before.
By mid-afternoon Thursday, NJ Transit's special counsel said he was still optimistic that a deal could be struck before the 12:01 a.m. Sunday deadline but that key issues such as wages and health care remained in play.
The two sides planned to resume their face-to-face talks Friday morning.
More than 4,000 NJ Transit rail workers have authorized a strike for early Sunday. The two sides have yet to agree on wage increases, health care costs and the length of a contract.
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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/talks-resume-strike-deadline-nears-nj-transit-37545875
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Oh, wait a minute, he's going on vacation! 
