New York, May 16, 2025 (AFP) - New Jersey transit strike halts trains statewide

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2025-05-16

Train services ground to a halt in New Jersey one minute after midnight on Friday, according to the railway operator, as the US state's first mass transit strike in decades took hold following a pay dispute. The stoppage could snarl commutes across the Eastern Seaboard states of New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York. NJ Transit, the third-largest transit system in the United States, said 350,000 customers rely on its services each day. Members o......

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