{"id":38237,"date":"2016-02-19T10:17:51","date_gmt":"2016-02-19T15:17:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smart-union.dev\/news\/as-strike-looms-general-chairperson-optimistic-for-deal\/"},"modified":"2016-02-19T10:17:51","modified_gmt":"2016-02-19T15:17:51","slug":"as-strike-looms-general-chairperson-optimistic-for-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/as-strike-looms-general-chairperson-optimistic-for-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"As strike looms, General Chairperson optimistic for deal","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-29839\" style=\"margin: 4px 12px;border: 1px solid black\" src=\"http:\/\/utu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/njt5527@newarktrack5march192006-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"NJ Transit\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>In an article published by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.app.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Asbury Park Press<\/a>, SMART TD General Chairperson (GCA 610) Steve Burkert said that he is still hopeful that a deal will be struck between New Jersey Transit (NJT) and the Rail Labor Coalition.  NJT and the Rail Labor Coalition have already had two Presidential Emergency Boards (PEB) assigned by President Obama to work out an agreement. Both PEBs&#8217; findings supported the Rail Labor Coalition&#8217;s stance. However, since the PEBs&#8217; recommendations are non-binding, NJT has been dragging its feet in adopting the PEBs&#8217; recommendations to provide a workable contract.  The Rail Labor Coalition, which represents 17 unions, including SMART, and 4,200 union members has authorized a strike on March 13, if a deal can not be reached. NJT has also threatened a lockout on the same date.  Click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.app.com\/story\/news\/traffic\/commuting\/2016\/02\/18\/nj-transit-strike-unions\/80550000\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> to read the full story.<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In an article published by the Asbury Park Press, SMART TD General Chairperson (GCA 610) Steve Burkert said that he is still hopeful that a deal will be struck between New Jersey Transit (NJT) and the Rail Labor Coalition. 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