US EditionTrump Establishes Presidential Emergency Board Amid Disputes Between LIRR, Unions
President Trump appointed a three-member emergency board to mediate a contract dispute involving five unions representing 55% of Long Island Rail Road employees, preventing a strike for at least four months.
- President Donald Trump signed an executive order on September 16, 2025, appointing a three-member emergency board to mediate the Long Island Rail Road contract dispute in New York.
- The board was created following a request by five labor unions representing about half of LIRR's 7,000 workers, who threatened to strike over rejected wage proposals.
- LIRR workers turned down a 9.5% raise over three years, demanding a 16% increase due to wages not keeping pace with New York's cost of living, while the MTA cites these workers as the highest paid nationwide.
- The board will begin work on September 18, 2025, report non-binding recommendations to the president within 30 days, and legally impose a 120-day delay on any work stoppage through mid-January 2026.
- This intervention pauses the threatened strike, aims to bring both parties back to negotiations, and delays potential disruption for over 300,000 daily LIRR passengers and local events like the Ryder Cup.
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Trump establishes emergency board to resolve Long Island Rail Road union dispute
A scenic view of the Farmingdale Long Island Railroad station near by the Bethpage State Park Golf Course on August 11, 2025 in Farmingdale, New York. (LONG ISLAND, N.Y.) – – President Donald Trump has agreed to establish an emergency board to review the dispute between the Long Island Rail Road and the unions that represent its employees, according to an executive order released by the White House. A coalition of unions representing about half …
Trump appoints board to mediate New York rail contract dispute
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order to appoint an emergency board to conduct mediation to avert a work stoppage at the Long Island Rail Road, which serves nearly 300,000 passengers daily. A group of five unions said Monday they had asked Trump to intervene after previously threatening to launch a strike later this week at the railroad serving New York commuters. A White House spokesman said Trump had…
Trump appointing board to mediate New York rail labor dispute
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