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Image for article: How a century-old railway law sows modern transit havocStatus Unknown

How a century-old railway law sows modern transit havoc

4 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED JUN 04, 2026, 8:56 AM ET
washingtonpost.com(opens in a new tab)

Striking Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) workers protest outside the Metropolitan Transportation Authority headquarters in New York on May 18.

UNITED_STATES
Rail & Metro
Image for article: With LIRR strike, union leaders defied expectations and secured higher raises from MTAStatus Unknown

With LIRR strike, union leaders defied expectations and secured higher raises from MTA

7 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED JUN 01, 2026, 3:32 PM ET
newsday.com(opens in a new tab)

While falling short of the resounding victory some LIRR employees hoped for, the five railroad unions that went on strike two weeks ago surpassed ...

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Rail & Metro
Image for article: Steve Levy: Why do we allow transportation <b>workers</b> to <b>strike</b>? | Herald Community NewspapersStatus Unknown

Steve Levy: Why do we allow transportation workers to strike? | Herald Community Newspapers

10 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 29, 2026, 11:54 AM ET
liherald.com(opens in a new tab)

We categorize these employees differently than we do those in the private sector, who, if they went on strike, would merely impact the profits of ...

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Rail & MetroPublic Administration (non-elected staff, local gov)
Image for article: Green Shoots - Labor Notes |Settled

Green Shoots - Labor Notes |

11 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 28, 2026, 4:03 PM ET
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... workers. Photo: Jenny Brown. Gardeners have a saying about newly planted ... Scratch a powerful strike story and you'll often find a backstory ...

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Image for article: Why do we allow transportation workers to strike?Status Unknown

Why do we allow transportation workers to strike?

11 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 28, 2026, 3:10 PM ET
babylonbeacon.com(opens in a new tab)

We don't allow police officers or firefighters to go on strike. Why? Because if they did, people would die. We make a collective societal decision ...

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Rail & MetroPublic Administration (non-elected staff, local gov)
Image for article: The Blue-State Delusion Over UnionsSettled

The Blue-State Delusion Over Unions

11 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 28, 2026, 11:17 AM ET
theatlantic.com(opens in a new tab)

That's the question I found myself asking earlier this month, when the best-paid railroad workers in America went on strike for three days. To be ...

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Image for article: As New York transit workers prepare to fight MTA austerity, former union president Toussaint defends no-strike affidavitOngoing

As New York transit workers prepare to fight MTA austerity, former union president Toussaint defends no-strike affidavit

12 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 27, 2026, 6:59 AM ET
wsws.org(opens in a new tab)

Following the last strike in 2005, Transit Workers Union Local 100 signed an affidavit forswearing the right to ever strike again.

Start: May 163,500 workers
UNITED_STATES
Rail & MetroRoad Transport (buses, trucking, taxis)

Commuters welcome return of Long Island train service as deal reached to end strike

14 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 24, 2026, 11:07 PM ET
youtube.com(opens in a new tab)

... strike ending." 10. Mid of Penn Station 11. SOUNDBITE (English) ... North America's largest commuter rail system shuts down as workers strike.

Settled
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Image for article: Coercive unionism (briefly) freezes Long Island RRSettled

Coercive unionism (briefly) freezes Long Island RR

15 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 24, 2026, 7:16 AM ET
capitalresearch.org(opens in a new tab)

One Long Island Rail Road worker with a $50/hr base salary pulled down $292,435 in 2024. His union went on strike last week, and he believes NY Gov.

3,500 workers
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Rail & MetroPublic Administration (non-elected staff, local gov)

Commuters diverted to subways as LIRR strike disrupts millions - YouTube

15 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 23, 2026, 9:56 PM ET
youtube.com(opens in a new tab)

... Workers got up extra early Monday to navigate a maze of car, bus ... North America's largest commuter rail system shuts down as workers strike.

Ongoing
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Image for article: Make that the last Long Island Rail Road strikeSettled

Make that the last Long Island Rail Road strike

16 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 23, 2026, 3:02 PM ET
newsday.com(opens in a new tab)

... workers should be able to agree on one thing: That should be the last LIRR strike. That's the crucial takeaway from the short-lived yet still ...

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Rail & MetroPublic Administration (non-elected staff, local gov)
Image for article: LIRR strike highlighted Long Island's dependency on the rail systemSettled

LIRR strike highlighted Long Island's dependency on the rail system

16 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 23, 2026, 12:03 PM ET
newsday.com(opens in a new tab)

During an 11-day LIRR strike in 1987 — the railroad's longest — articles in Newsday scarcely mentioned employees attempting to work from home, a ...

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Rail & MetroRoad Transport (buses, trucking, taxis)
Image for article: LIRR strike ended with solid raises for workers, but no reforms to costly work rulesSettled

LIRR strike ended with solid raises for workers, but no reforms to costly work rules

16 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 23, 2026, 11:47 AM ET
gothamist.com(opens in a new tab)

The three-day Long Island Rail Road strike ended with a deal Monday that gave workers a solid raise — but the MTA settled without reforms to ...

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Image for article: Management boasts deal to end Long Island Rail Road strike “within the MTA’s financial plan”Settled

Management boasts deal to end Long Island Rail Road strike “within the MTA’s financial plan”

16 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 23, 2026, 7:13 AM ET
wsws.org(opens in a new tab)

The strike began the same day as the contract expired for 40,000 MTA subway and bus workers in New York City, raising the powerful potential for a ...

Start: May 16End: May 183,500 workers
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Rail & Metro
Image for article: Union Coalition Wins Historic <b>Strike</b> at LIRR | New York City Central Labor Council, AFL-CIOOngoing

Union Coalition Wins Historic Strike at LIRR | New York City Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO

17 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 22, 2026, 3:16 PM ET
nycclc.org(opens in a new tab)

Thousands of workers from five unions were forced to strike by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's (MTA) refusal to offer them a fair contract ...

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Image for article: LIRR strike serves as reminder: It pays big to work for the MTASettled

LIRR strike serves as reminder: It pays big to work for the MTA

17 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 22, 2026, 11:50 AM ET
gothamist.com(opens in a new tab)

As LIRR workers went on strike, MTA Chair Janno Lieber pointed out they're the highest paid railroad employees in the country.

UNITED_STATES
Rail & Metro

North America's largest commuter rail system shuts down as workers strike - YouTube

17 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 21, 2026, 8:04 PM ET
youtube.com(opens in a new tab)

(17 May 2026) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ++THUMBNAIL: A passenger waits by a sign board showing no Long Island Rail Road trains operating at the ...

OngoingStart: May 17
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Rail & Metro

North America's largest commuter rail system shuts down as workers strike - YouTube

17 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 21, 2026, 7:04 PM ET
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(16 May 2026) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS New York - 16 May 2026 1. Wide of Long Island Rail Road picketers at Penn Station holding ...

OngoingStart: May 16
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Rail & Metro
Image for article: MTA gives 4-day strike rebate to LIRR monthly ticket holders, waives $10 refund feeSettled

MTA gives 4-day strike rebate to LIRR monthly ticket holders, waives $10 refund fee

18 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 21, 2026, 5:16 AM ET
newsday.com(opens in a new tab)

The chairman of the MTA maintained that the contract settlement that pays striking workers in about 15% in raises over four years is affordable and ...

3,500 workers
UNITED_STATES
Rail & MetroPublic Administration (non-elected staff, local gov)

Long Island Rail Road workers go on strike, halting busiest US commuter rail system

18 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 21, 2026, 3:44 AM ET
youtube.com(opens in a new tab)

(16 May 2026) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS New York - 16 May 2026 1. Various of Long Island Rail Road picketers at Penn Station chanting ...

OngoingStart: May 16
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