Long Island Rail Road Strike Ends After Agreement Reached, Phased Service Resumes at Noon on Tuesday
Penn Station Station, Garment District, Manhattan
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Summary
- A strike that halted Long Island Rail Road service for three days has ended with a new agreement reached, NY Gov. Hochul announced on Monday night.
- Phased service will resume on Tuesday at noon.
- The strike began at midnight on Saturday, affecting 947 daily trains and approximately 250,000 riders.
- Shuttle buses operated on weekdays as an alternative.
Timeline
Service was initially suspended at midnight on Saturday, and remained halted through the beginning of this week.
Phased LIRR service will resume on Tuesday at noon.
New York Gov. Hochul announced that the MTA reached a deal with the five LIRR unions that "delivers raises for workers while protecting riders and taxpayers," she wrote in a post on X.
The address reported for this incident has changed to Penn Station Station.
LIRR unions and the MTA are meeting this morning to resume negotiation talks as the strike enters Day Three.
Citizen user video shows workers striking outside the Jamaica station.
User video shows what appears to be a picket line outside Penn Station.
A date for renewed negotiations has not been announced by either of the involved parties.
Per the MTA, the Long Island Rail Road operated 947 daily trains with an average ridership of 250,000.
The last strike was in June 1994 and lasted two days.
A strike is now underway; service on the Long Island Railroad has been halted until an agreement can be reached between the MTA and unions.
Union leaders announced during a press conference held after the deadline expired that an agreement was not reached.
ABC 7 has reported negotiations between the union and the MTA remain ongoing, with a new proposed resolution from the union under review by the MTA.
The MTA has prepared a map of shuttle buses that will run if primary rail service is suspended. The service is scheduled to run only on weekdays.
The release states that trains that began service before the midnight deadline will continue to their final destinations, though all other service will be halted if a strike is called.
The MTA has alerted riders of a possible shutdown of the Long Island Rail Road due to a possible strike beginning on Saturday, at 12:01 a.m.
Incident reported at Jamaica Station.
Service was initially suspended at midnight on Saturday, and remained halted through the beginning of this week.
Phased LIRR service will resume on Tuesday at noon.
New York Gov. Hochul announced that the MTA reached a deal with the five LIRR unions that "delivers raises for workers while protecting riders and taxpayers," she wrote in a post on X.
The address reported for this incident has changed to Penn Station Station.
LIRR unions and the MTA are meeting this morning to resume negotiation talks as the strike enters Day Three.
Citizen user video shows workers striking outside the Jamaica station.
User video shows what appears to be a picket line outside Penn Station.
A date for renewed negotiations has not been announced by either of the involved parties.
Per the MTA, the Long Island Rail Road operated 947 daily trains with an average ridership of 250,000.
The last strike was in June 1994 and lasted two days.
A strike is now underway; service on the Long Island Railroad has been halted until an agreement can be reached between the MTA and unions.
Union leaders announced during a press conference held after the deadline expired that an agreement was not reached.
ABC 7 has reported negotiations between the union and the MTA remain ongoing, with a new proposed resolution from the union under review by the MTA.
The MTA has prepared a map of shuttle buses that will run if primary rail service is suspended. The service is scheduled to run only on weekdays.
The release states that trains that began service before the midnight deadline will continue to their final destinations, though all other service will be halted if a strike is called.
The MTA has alerted riders of a possible shutdown of the Long Island Rail Road due to a possible strike beginning on Saturday, at 12:01 a.m.
Incident reported at Jamaica Station.
Service was initially suspended at midnight on Saturday, and remained halted through the beginning of this week.
Phased LIRR service will resume on Tuesday at noon.
New York Gov. Hochul announced that the MTA reached a deal with the five LIRR unions that "delivers raises for workers while protecting riders and taxpayers," she wrote in a post on X.
The address reported for this incident has changed to Penn Station Station.
LIRR unions and the MTA are meeting this morning to resume negotiation talks as the strike enters Day Three.
Citizen user video shows workers striking outside the Jamaica station.
User video shows what appears to be a picket line outside Penn Station.
A date for renewed negotiations has not been announced by either of the involved parties.
Per the MTA, the Long Island Rail Road operated 947 daily trains with an average ridership of 250,000.
The last strike was in June 1994 and lasted two days.
A strike is now underway; service on the Long Island Railroad has been halted until an agreement can be reached between the MTA and unions.
Union leaders announced during a press conference held after the deadline expired that an agreement was not reached.
ABC 7 has reported negotiations between the union and the MTA remain ongoing, with a new proposed resolution from the union under review by the MTA.
The MTA has prepared a map of shuttle buses that will run if primary rail service is suspended. The service is scheduled to run only on weekdays.
The release states that trains that began service before the midnight deadline will continue to their final destinations, though all other service will be halted if a strike is called.
The MTA has alerted riders of a possible shutdown of the Long Island Rail Road due to a possible strike beginning on Saturday, at 12:01 a.m.
Incident reported at Jamaica Station.
Service was initially suspended at midnight on Saturday, and remained halted through the beginning of this week.
Phased LIRR service will resume on Tuesday at noon.
New York Gov. Hochul announced that the MTA reached a deal with the five LIRR unions that "delivers raises for workers while protecting riders and taxpayers," she wrote in a post on X.
The address reported for this incident has changed to Penn Station Station.
LIRR unions and the MTA are meeting this morning to resume negotiation talks as the strike enters Day Three.
Citizen user video shows workers striking outside the Jamaica station.
User video shows what appears to be a picket line outside Penn Station.
A date for renewed negotiations has not been announced by either of the involved parties.
Per the MTA, the Long Island Rail Road operated 947 daily trains with an average ridership of 250,000.
The last strike was in June 1994 and lasted two days.
A strike is now underway; service on the Long Island Railroad has been halted until an agreement can be reached between the MTA and unions.
Union leaders announced during a press conference held after the deadline expired that an agreement was not reached.
ABC 7 has reported negotiations between the union and the MTA remain ongoing, with a new proposed resolution from the union under review by the MTA.
The MTA has prepared a map of shuttle buses that will run if primary rail service is suspended. The service is scheduled to run only on weekdays.
The release states that trains that began service before the midnight deadline will continue to their final destinations, though all other service will be halted if a strike is called.
The MTA has alerted riders of a possible shutdown of the Long Island Rail Road due to a possible strike beginning on Saturday, at 12:01 a.m.
Incident reported at Jamaica Station.
Service was initially suspended at midnight on Saturday, and remained halted through the beginning of this week.
Phased LIRR service will resume on Tuesday at noon.
New York Gov. Hochul announced that the MTA reached a deal with the five LIRR unions that "delivers raises for workers while protecting riders and taxpayers," she wrote in a post on X.
The address reported for this incident has changed to Penn Station Station.
LIRR unions and the MTA are meeting this morning to resume negotiation talks as the strike enters Day Three.
Citizen user video shows workers striking outside the Jamaica station.
User video shows what appears to be a picket line outside Penn Station.
A date for renewed negotiations has not been announced by either of the involved parties.
Per the MTA, the Long Island Rail Road operated 947 daily trains with an average ridership of 250,000.
The last strike was in June 1994 and lasted two days.
A strike is now underway; service on the Long Island Railroad has been halted until an agreement can be reached between the MTA and unions.
Union leaders announced during a press conference held after the deadline expired that an agreement was not reached.
ABC 7 has reported negotiations between the union and the MTA remain ongoing, with a new proposed resolution from the union under review by the MTA.
The MTA has prepared a map of shuttle buses that will run if primary rail service is suspended. The service is scheduled to run only on weekdays.
The release states that trains that began service before the midnight deadline will continue to their final destinations, though all other service will be halted if a strike is called.
The MTA has alerted riders of a possible shutdown of the Long Island Rail Road due to a possible strike beginning on Saturday, at 12:01 a.m.
Incident reported at Jamaica Station.
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Just cut ceo pay and pay the workers
@hollithan just cut the amount of supervisors and they will be able to pay the workers salary.The railroads are so top heavy.And the supervisors have no railroad experience.There are more supervisors then workers.I don’t understand why they get more money then the ones that are doing the real work.!
Give these ppl their money
Just pay them their wage, smh
@joeychestnutenjoyer what do you think taxes are
Good luck to the lirr union, and good luck to the commuters
Just cut ceo pay and pay the workers
@hollithan just cut the amount of supervisors and they will be able to pay the workers salary.The railroads are so top heavy.And the supervisors have no railroad experience.There are more supervisors then workers.I don’t understand why they get more money then the ones that are doing the real work.!
Give these ppl their money
Just pay them their wage, smh
@joeychestnutenjoyer what do you think taxes are
Good luck to the lirr union, and good luck to the commuters
Just cut ceo pay and pay the workers
@hollithan just cut the amount of supervisors and they will be able to pay the workers salary.The railroads are so top heavy.And the supervisors have no railroad experience.There are more supervisors then workers.I don’t understand why they get more money then the ones that are doing the real work.!
Give these ppl their money
Just pay them their wage, smh
@joeychestnutenjoyer what do you think taxes are
Good luck to the lirr union, and good luck to the commuters
Just cut ceo pay and pay the workers
@hollithan just cut the amount of supervisors and they will be able to pay the workers salary.The railroads are so top heavy.And the supervisors have no railroad experience.There are more supervisors then workers.I don’t understand why they get more money then the ones that are doing the real work.!
Give these ppl their money
Just pay them their wage, smh
@joeychestnutenjoyer what do you think taxes are
Good luck to the lirr union, and good luck to the commuters
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Just cut ceo pay and pay the workers
@hollithan just cut the amount of supervisors and they will be able to pay the workers salary.The railroads are so top heavy.And the supervisors have no railroad experience.There are more supervisors then workers.I don’t understand why they get more money then the ones that are doing the real work.!
Give these ppl their money
Just pay them their wage, smh
@joeychestnutenjoyer what do you think taxes are
Good luck to the lirr union, and good luck to the commuters