Long Island Rail Road strike in UNITED STATES May 2026

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.

About half the workforce for the LongIsland Rail Road walked off the job Saturday morning.

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 ...

North America's Largest Commuter Rail System Shuts Down As Workers Strike. The Long Island Rail Road that serves the city's eastern suburbs ceased ...

NEW YORK — The Long Island Rail Road, North America's largest commuter rail system, was shut down Saturday after unionized workers went on strike ...

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: ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The Long Island Rail Road, North America's largest commuter rail system, was shut down Saturday after unionized workers went on ...

Workers at the Long Island Rail Road, serving the eastern New York metropolitan area, walked off the job on Saturday.

A strike by union workers brought North America's largest commuter rail network to a halt Saturday, disrupting transit across the New York City ...

North America's largest commuter rail system was shut down Saturday after unionized workers in the New York City area went on strike.

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

Workers on New York's Long Island Rail Road are on strike, union officials said early Saturday, paralyzing the busiest commuter rail system in ...

A coalition of five unions representing LIRR workers say they are prepared to walk off the job just after midnight tonight if there's no deal.

The Long Island Rail Road is facing a potential shutdown as a deadline nears to reach a deal with unionized workers to avert a strike.

... workers to avert a strike. The Long Island Rail Road that serves New ... LIRR workers last went on strike in 1994, for about two days.

... workers has said they will go on strike if their demands for wage increases are not met. If the walkout happens, some 300,000 daily commuters who ...

New York City and its suburbs are bracing for a possible strike by workers on the Long Island Rail Road, the busiest commuter rail system in North ...

... workers to avert a strike ... workers to avert a strike. The Long Island Rail Road that serves New York City's eastern suburbs has been ...

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The Long Island Rail Road and unions representing about 3500 workers are trying to avoid the first strike in more than 30 years as a midnight ...