Union announced settlement Friday night.
New Jersey Transit and the Coalition of Unions have reached a deal Friday night to avert a strike, set to begin Sunday at 12:01 a.m., that would have impacted more than 100,000 customers.
The two sides had been undergoing heated negotiations over the past week in Newark, and while talks were deemed “productive and positive” by the organization after Tuesday’s discussions, the union seemed angered Thursday.
That’s because a letter was distributed by New Jersey Transit officials – as required by Federal Law – informing the more than 4,000 union employees their pay, benefits, and other contractually agreed items would be suspended if a strike occurred.
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