by Fan Railer
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It’s unanimous: 100 percent of BLET members vote to strike at NJ Transit
CLEVELAND, July 8 — One hundred percent of voting BLET members working for New Jersey Transit (NJT) have voted in favor of withdrawing from service should the union and the railroad fail to reach an agreement to settle their contract dispute under processes set forth in the Railway Labor Act.
On June 22, the BLET mailed strike ballots to over 400 NJT locomotive engineers. Ballots were counted on July 7 and 100 percent of the ballots cast were in favor of a strike should one become necessary to attain the Organization’s bargaining goals...
...As background, the BLET has been bargaining with NJT for a new contract for locomotive engineers since April 12, 2011. The dispute has been in NMB-sponsored mediation since June 11, 2014. The BLET is currently bargaining in concert with all the other Unions that comprise the New Jersey Transit Rail Labor Coalition, which represents 100 percent of the overall rail union membership on NJT...
...On June 30 the BLET, along with all the other unions in the New Jersey Transit Rail Labor Coalition, filed a request with the NMB for the appointment of a Section 9A Presidential Emergency Board (PEB). Absent action by President Obama on that request, locomotive engineers could walk off the job, or be locked out by NJT, at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time on Thursday, July 16...