A strike, which would be effective Sunday, March 13 at 12:01 a.m. Eastern, would make it difficult for wrestling fans who live or are staying in New Jersey or flying into Newark Liberty International Airport to make the trip to Madison Square Garden in midtown Manhattan, site for this year's collegiate wrestling championships from Thursday, March 17 through Saturday, March 19.
If the union and management fail to reach an agreement before this weekend, a work stoppage "would result in the complete suspension of NJ Transit rail service, affecting more than 160,000 customers who ride the system on a typical weekday," according to the official website of the New Jersey Transit Company. However, NJ Transit buses and light rail services would continue. What's more, a work stoppage would not involve private carrier buses, Amtrak Northeast Corridor service, PATH (Port Authority Trans Hudson) trains linking New Jersey and Manhattan, nor MTA (Metropolitan Transit Authority) subway trains and buses in New York City. What's more, ferry service across the Hudson River from New Jersey to New York would still be operational.
NJ Transit has announced contingency plans; however, according to NJ.com -- website for a number of New Jersey newspapers, including the Newark Star-Ledger -- the transit company will be able to accommodate 38 percent of the 105,000 daily commuters who use NJ Transit to get to New York. That means 65,000 users will have to find another way to work ... which could translate to an additional 10,000 vehicles per hour on roads during rush hour. "Officials forecast congestion on highways as far as 9 to 25 miles away from the New York region, which means longer delays, especially at Hudson River crossings and known bottlenecks."
Update Friday, March 11: New Jersey Transit and its rail workers have reached a deal to avert a strike.
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