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NJ Transit Engineers' Strike Leaves Commuters Stranded: Crisis Threatens 350,000 Daily Passengers

NJ Transit Engineers' Strike Leaves Commuters Stranded: Crisis Threatens 350,000 Daily Passengers

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May 23rd, 2025

NJ Transit Engineers' Strike Leaves Commuters Stranded: Crisis Threatens 350,000 Daily Passengers

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A strike by New Jersey Transit rail engineers commenced on Friday, forcing an estimated 350,000 commuters in New Jersey and New York City to seek alternative transit solutions or contemplate remaining home.

La huelga se desencadena tras el fracaso de la última ronda de negociaciones el jueves, que no logró alcanzar un acuerdo, significando el primer paro en el sistema de transporte estatal en más de cuatro décadas y aconteciendo un mes después de que los miembros del sindicato rechazaran de forma contundente una propuesta laboral de la dirección.

"Tom Haas, presidente general de la Hermandad de Ingenieros de Locomotoras y Operarios de Trenes, lamentó el rechazo de su última propuesta, tras lo cual se retiraron de la mesa de negociación, restando aún dos horas para la finalización del plazo establecido."

Kris Kolluri, director ejecutivo de NJ Transit, caracterizó la situación como un "hiato en las negociaciones."

"Manifestando su anhelo por una pronta reanudación de las negociaciones, declaró al término de una rueda de prensa conjunta con Phil Murphy, gobernador de Nueva Jersey: 'Si muestran disposición a reunirse esta misma noche, me avendré a ello sin dilación; y si prefieren mañana por la mañana, igualmente estaré disponible, pues considero que la resolución de este problema es factible a corto plazo. La verdadera incógnita reside en si existe una voluntad real de alcanzar una solución definitiva'."

Murphy afirmó la importancia de "alcanzar un acuerdo definitivo que, además de ser equitativo para los empleados, resulte asequible para los viajeros y los contribuyentes de Nueva Jersey".

The announcement was made following a gruelling 15-hour marathon of contract negotiations, according to the union, with picket lines anticipated to form as early as 4 a.m. on Friday.

NJ Transit, el tercer sistema de transporte más grande del país, vertebra la movilidad en el estado mediante una extensa red de autobuses y ferrocarriles, facilitando cerca de un millón de desplazamientos diarios, incluyendo conexiones esenciales con la ciudad de Nueva York; esta huelga ha provocado la paralización de todos los trenes de cercanías de NJ Transit, un eje fundamental en el transporte público entre Penn Station (Nueva York), al otro lado del río Hudson, las localidades del norte de Nueva Jersey y el aeropuerto de Newark, que, además, se ha visto afectado recientemente por demoras ajenas a este conflicto.

In recent days, the agency had unveiled contingency plans, stating its intention to augment bus services; however, it cautioned passengers that the additional capacity on New York commuter routes near train stations would be "severely limited" and would not be operational until Monday, while also indicating that private contractors would be engaged to run bus services from key park-and-ride locations during weekday peak hours.

Nonetheless, the agency underscored that buses lacked the capacity to accommodate passenger volumes comparable to those of trains, handling only an estimated 20% of the railway's existing clientele, thereby strongly recommending that individuals with the option to telecommute should do so in the event of industrial action.

The mere specter of the impending strike had already begun to disrupt transit operations; compounding the prevailing uncertainty, the transport authority preemptively suspended train and bus services to Shakira's Thursday and Friday concerts at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.

Following Monday's meeting with a federal mediation board in Washington, where the parties convened to deliberate the matter, a mediator also presided over Thursday's discussions; Kolluri indicated that evening that the mediation board had proposed reconvening talks Sunday morning.

La cuestión salarial ha constituido el escollo principal en las negociaciones entre la agencia y la Hermandad de Ingenieros de Locomotoras y Operarios de Trenes, cuyo objetivo es equiparar las remuneraciones de sus afiliados con las percibidas en otras empresas ferroviarias de pasajeros de la región. El sindicato argumenta que, si bien sus miembros perciben un salario medio anual de 113,000 dólares, un acuerdo sería factible si Kris Kolluri, el director ejecutivo de la agencia, accediera a elevar dicha media hasta los 170,000 dólares.

Conversely, NJ Transit's management refutes the union's figures, asserting that engineers receive an average total compensation of $135,000 annually, with top earners exceeding $200,000.

Kolluri y Murphy manifestaron el jueves por la noche que la dificultad estriba menos en la consecución de un acuerdo sobre un incremento salarial que en la estipulación de términos que no induzcan a otros sindicatos a reclamar aumentos análogos, generando así una situación económicamente insostenible para NJ Transit.

Congress possesses the authority to intervene and preempt the strike, compelling the union to accept a settlement; however, legislators have demonstrated a marked reluctance to do so on this occasion, in contrast to their intervention in 2022 to avert a nationwide freight transport strike.

La afiliación sindical en NJ Transit ha experimentado un declive persistente, motivado por la migración de sus miembros a ferrocarriles competidores en busca de salarios más lucrativos; esta tendencia se manifiesta claramente en la reducción del número de ingenieros, que ha descendido de 500 a aproximadamente 450 en los últimos meses.

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