As New Jersey Transit engineers went on strike early Friday morning, more than 300,000 commuters were left affected and trying to find alternatives to get to work.
The strike, which involves union members from the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET), comes after “months of negotiations” between New Jersey Transit and BLET, according to the New York Times.
Per the outlet, New Jersey Transit CEO Kris Kolluri explained that while “on a typical weekday, about 70,000 commuters ride NJ Transit trains into New York City,” the strike would affect roughly 350,000 people who use the NJ Transit:
On a typical weekday, about 70,000 commuters ride NJ Transit trains into New York City. But Kris Kolluri, the agency’s chief executive, said the shutdown
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