Metropolitan Transportation Authority

Disruption of Long Island Rail Road continues into second day after workers went on strike as Monday rush hour looms.

The Long Island Rail Road is shut down as the LIRR worker strike continues. Check back here for the latest developments.

Union leaders said workers involved in the coalition have gone more than three years without raises while negotiating a new labor agreement. "This ...

The MTA and Long Island Rail Road union workers did not reach a deal early Saturday morning. LIRR service has shut down entirely. Officials urge ...

LIRR strike enters day 2 with union workers returning to the picket lines on Sunday, but there is still no word on when negotiations will resume.

MTA workers posted signs at Mineola Station, where starting Monday shuttle buses will take essential workers to and from New York City subway stations ...

Samuelsen – whose union, Local 100, represents 40,000 subway and bus workers also in contract talks – blames Hochul and her cronies at the ...

During the pandemic, railroad workers were “essential heroes.” But during contract negotiations, they are characterized as “overpaid union labor.” ...

The Long Island Rail Road halted operations as union workers began a strike on Saturday. Negotiations have stalled mainly over workers' salaries and ...

The MTA has said the unions' initial demands would have led to fare increases and impacted contract negotiations with other unionized workers. The ...

Long Island Rail Road workers walk on the picket line outside of Penn Station on the first day of their strike, Saturday, May 16, 2026, in New York.

Like Governor Hochul said, everybody loses in a strike – the MTA, the thousands of workers who are going to lose wages, and most of all, the riders ...

About half of the workers on the Long Island Railroad, the nation's busiest commuter line, have gone on strike after contract negotiations failed ...

No contract negotiation talks have been scheduled between LIRR workers, represented by a coalition of five unions, and the MTA.

North America's largest commuter rail system, Long Island Rail Road, has shut down as unionized workers have gone on strike for the first time in ...

Long Island Rail Road workers walk on the picket line outside of Penn Station on the first day of their strike in New York on May 16. Photographer: ...

Long Island Rail Road union workers picket outside of Penn Station on the first day of the LIRR strike in New York, May 16, 2026. Angelina Katsanis/ ...

6. LIRR workers rally together outside Penn Station as they continue their strike, completely shutting down all rail services.

NEW YORK (AP) — Workers on New York's Long Island Rail Road are on strike, union officials said early Saturday, paralyzing the busiest commuter rail ...

North America's largest commuter rail system has shut down as unionized workers have gone on strike.