Final NJ Transit union ratifies new contract
Conductors on NJ Transit trains ratified a contract on Saturday that brings to a close protracted negotiations and derails the threat of a strike.
The yes vote ends a series of labor talks between NJ Transit and its train, bus and police-department unions that had dragged on for more than five years.
The conductors, Local 60 of the United Transportation Union, approved their contract by a vote of 545-322, according to the union. Details of the contract were unavailable Saturday.
Earlier the group had rejected a pact that met most of their demands, including a 21-percent pay raise through 2019, retroactive pay and a cap on employees’ health insurance costs.
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