(Source: www.nj.com, February 10, 2016)
NEWARK, N.J. — Rail union officials said today that their members have authorized a strike against NJ Transit, but are hoping the agency returns to the bargaining table. NJ Transit insiders said a “soft strike” could begin over the weekend of March 12. Any strike on the 12th would likely last through the Monday morning commute on March 14, when workers say they expect to be ordered back to work by Congress. The last strike in March 1983 lasted for 34 days.
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