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4/13/2026
Mechanics working on New Jersey Transit's Hudson-Bergen light-rail system yesterday voted to join the Transport Workers Union of America (TWU).
All employees of the light-rail system are now part of TWU, union officials said in a press release. The mechanics and car cleaners are both employed by North Central Transit Services, while operators and maintenance-of-way employees work for ACI-Herzog.
"With [the] mechanics ... joining the TWU, we now have a unified workforce ready to fight more effectively," TWU International President John Samuelsen said. "Today’s successful vote now sets up bargaining for a first contract that will lead to better pay, quality-of-life and working conditions for NJ Transit mechanics."
TWU Local 299 represents workers on the Hudson-Bergen light-rail system. With the mechanics joining the union, TWU Local 299's membership grows 30%, union officials said.