New Jersey Transit (NJ Transit) and its largest union, the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU), on May 7 reported reaching a “fair and fiscally responsible” tentative agreement. Meanwhile, the National Mediation Board has called the agency and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) to meet in Washington, D.C., ahead of a potential May 16 work stoppage.
CN has reached new collective agreements with Unifor, its largest union, covering approximately 3,000 Canadian employees. Also, the Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers-Transportation Division B&O (SMART-TD B&O) has ratified a
The Hamilton, Ontario LRT situation took another bizarre twist recently with Metrolinx, the provincial transit agency, agreeing very reluctantly to City Council’s request to have the local municipally owned transit agency, the Hamilton Street Railway, operate the LRT. The crosstown line project was scheduled to begin construction in 2019, and open by 2024.
