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No Raise Raises Ire Of NJ Transit Engineers On Brink Of Strike Vote (UPDATED) No Raise Raises Ire Of NJ Transit Engineers On Brink Of Strike Vote (UPDATED)
No Raise Raises Ire Of NJ Transit Engineers On Brink Of Strike Vote (Updated) Having not received a raise since before the pandemic, the 500 engineers employed by NJ Transit may soon be walking a picket line. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen have called for a strike authorization vote. The locomotive engineers have been without a new contract since Oct. 2019 and remain stuck in mediation.  "The absence of a pay raise during a period of high inflation has persisted for four years, which is too long," BLET National President Eddie Hall said. "Our members cannot continue working for subpar wages. They have had enough." Hall said with the except…

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by Sam Barron
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Determined Workers Fight For Fair Wages At Coca-Cola Distribution Center Determined Workers Fight For Fair Wages At Coca-Cola Distribution Center
Determined Workers Fight For Fair Wages At Coca-Cola Distribution Center A determined group of workers fighting for fair wages at Pennsylvania’s Coca-Cola distribution center in Bethlehem have gone on strike. As of Monday, the workers — seen holding signs saying, “Teamster Local 773 ON STRIKE Abarta Coca-Cola” — are fighting for fair wages, lower health insurance costs and their pensions, according to a Facebook post from the labor union. Our members at Coca Cola Abarta are on strike as of today. These brothers worked hard throughout the entire pandemic and... Posted by Teamster Local 773 on Monday, December 6, 2021 “They deserve better,” the post says. “S…

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by Valerie Musson