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New Jersey Train Engineers' Strike: Commuters Experience Significant Disruptions

New Jersey Train Engineers' Strike: Commuters Experience Significant Disruptions

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May 23rd, 2025

New Jersey Train Engineers' Strike: Commuters Experience Significant Disruptions

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Na sexta-feira, os maquinistas da New Jersey Transit iniciaram uma greve, forçando cerca de 350 mil passageiros em Nova Jersey e Nova York a encontrar rotas alternativas ou a trabalhar em casa.

A greve começou porque a última negociação na quinta-feira não resultou em acordo. Esta é a primeira paralisação de transportes no estado em mais de 40 anos e acontece um mês após a rejeição, pela maioria dos sindicalizados, de uma proposta de acordo com a administração.

"Tom Haas, presidente da Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, relatou que a última proposta foi apresentada, mas eles a rejeitaram e saíram, faltando duas horas."

O CEO da NJ Transit, Kris Kolluri, caracterizou a situação como uma "interrupção nas negociações".

"I certainly hope to continue these discussions very soon," he stated on Thursday, at a joint press conference with New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy. "If they're willing to meet tonight, I'll meet with them again. If they want to meet tomorrow morning, I'll be there. I believe this issue can be resolved fairly easily. The real question is: are they actually prepared to find a solution?"

Murphy salientou a importância de um acordo final, justo para os trabalhadores, acessível para passageiros e economicamente viável para os contribuintes de Nova Jersey.

The announcement was made after 15 straight hours of contract talks, the union said. Picket lines are expected to start at 4 a.m. on Friday.

A NJ Transit, um dos maiores sistemas de transporte do país, opera autocarros e comboios em Nova Jérsia, oferecendo cerca de um milhão de viagens em dias úteis, incluindo para Nova Iorque. A greve interrompeu todos os comboios urbanos da NJ Transit, que são rotas de transporte público importantes entre a Penn Station, em Nova Iorque, e as cidades do norte de Nova Jérsia, afetando também o aeroporto de Newark, que já tinha atrasos.

Nos dias anteriores, a agência tinha divulgado planos de emergência, com o objetivo de reforçar as linhas de ônibus. No entanto, alertou que o aumento seria pequeno nas rotas que ligam áreas suburbanas às estações de trem, e que só começaria a valer na segunda-feira. Além disso, a agência pretende contratar empresas privadas para operar linhas de ônibus, partindo de estacionamentos em pontos estratégicos da região, nos horários de maior movimento durante a semana.

A agência salientou, contudo, que os autocarros não conseguirão transportar sequer perto do número de passageiros que os comboios transportam atualmente – apenas cerca de 20%. Deste modo, apelou a que as pessoas que possam trabalhar a partir de casa o façam, caso a greve se concretize.

A simples possibilidade de greve já tinha perturbado as viagens. Devido à incerteza, a empresa de transportes suspendeu os serviços de comboio e autocarro para os concertos de Shakira no MetLife Stadium, em Nova Jérsia, na quinta e sexta-feira.

The groups met on Monday with a federal mediation board in Washington to talk about the issue, and a mediator was at Thursday's discussions. Kolluri said on Thursday evening that the mediation board suggested a meeting on Sunday morning to continue the talks.

Salary negotiations are proving difficult between the agency and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen. The union aims for its members to earn similar wages to those in other passenger rail companies in the area. Currently, the union states its members earn an average of $113,000 annually and suggests an agreement could be reached if the agency CEO, Kris Kolluri, approves an average yearly salary of $170,000.

However, NJ Transit's management disagrees with the union's figures. They claim that engineers earn an average of $135,000 annually, with top earners exceeding $200,000.

Kolluri e Murphy disseram na quinta-feira que o desafio principal não é apenas concordar com um aumento salarial, mas sim definir as condições desse aumento de forma a evitar que outros sindicatos façam exigências semelhantes, o que poderia prejudicar as finanças da NJ Transit.

Congress has the power to step in and stop the strike, forcing the union to accept a deal. However, this time, lawmakers haven't shown they're willing to do this, unlike in 2022 when they prevented a national freight rail strike.

The union at NJ Transit has been steadily losing members as more workers leave for better-paying jobs at other railway companies. The number of engineers at NJ Transit has fallen from 500 to around 450 in recent months.

May 23rd, 2025

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