Long Island Rail Road strike in UNITED STATES May 2026

AFA-CWA International President Sara Nelson issued the following statement on behalf of the union: “Under the Railway Labor Act, these workers have ...

“Under the Railway Labor Act, these workers have already been through a lengthy process of negotiations that culminated in two Presidential Emergency ...

With still no agreement between the MTA and unions representing LIRR workers, the train service could be shut down if a strikehappens.

A potential strike among Long Island Rail Road workers and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority leaves federal and local leaders with few ...

NYC area braces for possible rail strikeThe Long Island Rail Road and unions representing about 3,500 workers are trying to avoid the first strike in ...

About 3,500 LIRR engineers, signalmen and electrical workers could walk off the job as soon as Saturday, crippling the nation's largest commuter rail ...

Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials defended a threat to fire probationary some workers if they strike, and the unions circulated an ...

Long Island Rail Road union workers may begin striking on May 16 if a deal is not reached between MTA officials and LIRR unions.

... potential shutdown as a deadline nears to reach a deal with unionized workers to avert a strike.

... strike occurs.” The MTA has spent the last several weeks preparing what is essentially a transit emergency plan for Long Island. If workers walk ...

Roughly half of the Long Island Rail Road workforce could go on strike without a deal with the MTA ... LIRR workers preparing for strike after MTA, ...

The agency is barred from firing other union workers if a strike is legally sanctioned after negotiations are exhausted. A strike would bring LIRR ...

Negotiators are running out of time to avert a Long Island Rail Road strike. CBS News New York's Andrew Ramos reports.

Long Island Railroad workers may go on strike as soon as Saturday, May 16, and the time is now for commuters to prepare.

As negotiations continue between the MTA and the union representing LIRR workers, a union representative says both sides are currently exchanging new ...

But union officials argue that lump-sum payments do not raise base pay and would leave workers effectively stuck at 2025 wage levels when the next ...

Around 3,500 workers could go on strike as soon as Saturday. The MTA says that up to 300,000 people daily would be impacted.

The MTA said it would provide limited weekday shuttle bus service for essential workers and those unable to telecommute. "Unfortunately, there is no ...

The clock is ticking as LIRR workers threaten to strike as soon as this weekend if contract talks fail. Here's what to know.

If LIRR workers go on strike this weekend, this is what commuters need to know about the MTA's contingency plan including shuttle and NICE buses.