Tag: employees

NJ Transit Honors Its Original Rail Employees

December 1, 2023

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David Peter Alan

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Railgram

New Jersey Transit Rail Operations (NJTRO) was founded as 1982 ended and 1983 began: the deadline that Congress had imposed for Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail) to give up the local passenger trains that it had been running along the Northeast Corridor (NEC) that Amtrak had owned since 1976. NJ Transit’s rail component was founded at…
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NJT NonUnion Workers to Lose Free Ride Privileges

October 9, 2012

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John Bobsin

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Budget

The time-honored perk of giving all railroad employees will end January 1 for NJ Transit nonunion employees, following action at NJT’s Oct. 15 board meeting. Union employees have the free rides written into their contracts, so won’t be affected, at least for the time being—although union contracts are currently under negotiation. The change would be largely…
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