in our Spotlight on Business Report New Jersey transit's locomotive Engineers today unanimously voted to authorize a strike but it could be months before they'd actually walk off the job the Brotherhood of locomotive engineers and train men which represents nearly 500 workers at the agency took the vote after years of contract negotiation stalled the union is calling for higher wages and hoping this strike authorization will be a bargaining chip as talks continue but federal law prohibits the workers from striking while they're in active mediation with New Jersey Transit so it could be up to nine months before a strike would start New Jersey Transit is urging the union to accept the contract that 14 out of 15 unions have already agreed to and in a statement today said service will remain uninterrupted over the holiday weekend support for the business report provided by Newark Alliance presenting the future is Newark and Halsey Fest Street Festival September 14th in downtown Newark event details online at halseyfestival.com [Music] [Music]