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NJ transit strike is approaching the end after the brotherhood of locomotive engineers and trains approved the job. Train service will go on Tuesday.

Strike Stopped trains through New Jersey Three days before a Tental Agreement with Engineers Achieved.

“The first strike of her Jersey is officially ending in decades,” New Jersey Gov said. Phil Murphy. “Starting on Tuesday, 20. May, NJ Transit will once again provide rail service in more than 100,000 riders who depend on that every, one day.”

Trains cannot be operational on Monday because the train cars and hundreds of miles of songs must first review, said NJ transit source for New York news source.

“To offer the underestimation of the year, this is a very good outcome, but that is the one who was far from inevitable,” said Murphy while thanking him the transit of the entire Kris Kollura at the press conference.

Why did NJ transit engineers go off work

In negotiations, Blet, a union representing about 460 engineers, arguing and neighboring transit agencies that are more paid and that the costs of life have risen in New Jersey. NJ Transit said the requested increases will blow the agency budget and result in higher rider costs.

Engineers went off work at 12:01 on Friday After the negotiations were unsuccessful. Strike Fully turn off NJ transit rail servicesTogether with the west of the metro-septirts of the Hudson service.

A means created On Friday Friday morning As more than 100,000 people driving a rail, he finds alternative routes on a daily basis, which led to the crowd on buses, trains trains, and even ferries.

Transit a plan for contingency situations came up with While looking for travelers to work from home.

The last NJ transit strike was in 1983. years and lasted for about three weeks. Recently, in 2016. year was a potential strike, but only one day was prevented before it should begin.

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Kristie Keleshian And Christine Sloan contributed to this report.