Murphy, Robins said, should be in prime political position as he enters the lame-duck portion of his second term to take on such a politically unpopular idea as dedicating a new tax to NJ Transit.

NJ Transit leadership, though, disputes the union's data, saying the engineers have average total earnings of $135,000 annually, with the highest earners exceeding $200,000.

It is the first time union members working for New Jersey Transit have gone on strike in 42 years. The last time NJ Transit workers took to the picket lines was in 1983.

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