Senator Andy Kim’s Statement on the New Jersey Transit and BLET Contract Dispute, and Current Employee Strike

WASHINGTON D.C.– Senator Andy Kim has released the following statement regarding the current contract dispute between New Jersey Transit and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, and the resulting employee strike that began at 12:01am last night:
“New Jersey families can’t afford to have NJ Transit trains down. So many residents are scrambling to find ways to get to work and back home to pick up their kids. This is a mess. I have made clear to NJ Transit and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen that they need urgent negotiations to continue immediately.”

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