Juneteenth Holiday
Juneteenth will be observed on Friday 6/18/21. This will be a working holiday. The carrier will be running a regular weekday schedule. As always, all members must bridge the holiday to be paid the bonus 8 hours. If a member works on Friday 6/18/21, that member will receive time and a half for that day.
Verification Notice
Due to the upcoming OTE holiday the following will apply;
Junteenth 06/18/2021
All timecards *Must Be received No Later Than 11 am Thursday, June 06/17/21 to be considered current and paid on Thursday June 24, 2021. Any and all cards stamped in the T&E Department after 11 am 06/17 will be processed for the following pay period which will be paid on Thursday, July 01,, 2021.
MVD Update For 06/15/21
MVD APP v2021.3.0 will be deployed to all users/crewmembers via AirWatch on Tuesday 06/15/21, just beyond midnight.
This app update includes the following.
- 2C-1 Form updated with additional train numbers
- Users can now send eight train numbers in a single deposit
- Amtrak PD phone number added to the contact list
- Additional numbers were updated/added
- NJTPD and APD numbers are at the top of the list
- IPC to iPhone connectivity enhancements (IPC Sled SDK Update)
- Deposit History tab enhancements
- DepartureVision for NYPS with early track assignments
- Now showing inbound and outbound trains
The NJ TRANSIT Employee Discount for Six Flags is BACK!
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SIX FLAGS
Back by popular demand… Six Flags has reopened, and NJ TRANSIT Employee Discounts have returned! For ticket sales, prices and locations, read on.  For questions regarding Six Flags discounts, please contact  Due to maintenance and other circumstances, certain rides, shows and attractions (including new rides, shows and attractions) may not be open to the public.  |
Paid Holiday Addition
As per General Chairman/President Jerome Johnson, Juneteenth will be added as an observed paid holiday.
NJ TRANSIT Health Advisory (COVID-19 Hotline Hours of Operation)
ATTENTION EMPLOYEES
As COVID cases decrease significantly here at NJ TRANSIT, and our nation begins to recover from the coronavirus pandemic, we should all feel very proud of the fact that we have persevered through so much adversity, with so much work accomplished.
Less than 50 NJ TRANSIT employees – out of our workforce of nearly 12,000 people – are currently positive for COVID-19, and far fewer employees are contacting the toll free coronavirus hotline we established in March 2020 (at 1-888-890-0729) to handle most COVID-related questions and issues.
As a result, beginning June 21, we will be reducing the hours this hotline will be staffed with live operators. Instead of 24/7, the hotline will be staffed Monday through Friday, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Outside of these hours and on weekends, employees may leave a voicemail message, which will be returned as soon as possible.
Once again, thank you for all your work to keep NJ TRANSIT moving and thriving, under some of the most challenging circumstances in our history.
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Employee Message from President & CEO Kevin Corbett – May 28, 2021
Dear Colleagues,
Today, the federal government completed an environmental review and issued a decision that will shape our region and benefit our customers for decades to come. The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) issued the Record of Decision (ROD) and the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Hudson Tunnel Project. In fact, I had the honor of signing the FEIS yesterday as a co-applicant along with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
This project, as many of you know, will build two new tunnels in order for the existing, century-old tunnels to be taken out of service one track at a time, to be rehabilitated. When we’re done, we will have four tracks going into and out of Penn Station New York, significantly improving capacity, reliability and service delivery for both NJ TRANSIT and Amtrak customers on the most critical piece of infrastructure along the Northeast Corridor between Washington D.C. and Boston.
The FEIS and ROD represent a major step forward for a region-changing project that – like our Portal North Bridge Replacement Project – will provide more reliable and resilient service along the busiest rail corridor in the nation. Combined with Portal North – which continues to advance and remains on track for a construction award by the end of this year – we are positioning the entire Northeast Corridor to safely and reliably meet the demands of
NJ TRANSIT customers for generations to come.
Achieving this milestone didn’t happen without a significant amount of work by NJ TRANSIT staff. I’d like to take a moment to acknowledge a few key members our team who have been instrumental in today’s announcement, including RJ Palladino who has done yeoman’s work leading the effort on the development of the FEIS and ROD, along with Ayelet Hirschkorn, Jeremy Colangelo-Bryan, John Geitner and Dara Callender, among others. It is another huge victory for our agency, our customers, and our entire region.
I hope you all enjoy a safe and happy Memorial Day Weekend!
Kevin
Nextel Phone Service
Date: Friday May 28th, 2021
ATTN: Conductors and Assistant Conductors
RE: Nextel Phone Service
Please be advised on Wednesday, June 2nd, 2021, Nextel phone service will be discontinued for anyone that has already been issued a Mobile Validation Device. Please take this time to transfer any contact numbers from your Nextel to your Mobile Validation Device that wasn’t already installed on the Mobile Validation Device. You may also replace a Nextel phone number you have on record with the crew callers with your Mobile Validation Device Phone number.
Thank you,
Rail Supervision
