ABC News reports that a potential strike or lockout on New Jersey Transit (NJT) has been averted. A tentative agreement has been reached between the carrier and the Rail Labor Coalition which represents 4,000 union members employed by NJT.
Union members now will have a chance to vote to accept or reject the tentative agreement. Had a tentative agreement not been reached, a strike or lockout could have occurred as early as Sunday, March 13 at 12:01 a.m.
Read more from ABC News.
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