Unions representing half the Long Island Rail Road workforce are threatening to go on strike in 10 days unless the Metropolitan Transportation Authority agrees to their demands for raises. The unions ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A potential strike has been averted that could have shut down the nation’s largest commuter rail system this week. Unionized workers for the Long Island Railroad announced they voted ...

Long Island Rail Road riders will stay on track – for now. A strike that promised to cause travel nightmares for “screwed” commuters was shelved for at least several months as union officials took an ...

The White House moved to delay a strike on America’s busiest commuter rail service, but workers could still walk out as early as January. By Stefanos Chen and Winnie Hu A strike on the Long Island ...

A LIRR strike was averted for now as union officials asked the Trump administration to intervene. The five unions want federal officials to put together a presidential emergency board that would delay ...

More Long Island Rail Road workers voted Monday to authorize walking off the job later this week, but they sought to extend the deadline into spring and asked for some arbitration help from Washington ...

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