US EditionNew York's commuter rail system averts possible strike as unions ask Trump for help
Five unions representing over 3,700 Long Island Rail Road workers seek a 16% wage increase over four years, requesting federal intervention to delay a strike affecting 250,000 daily riders.
- Unionized Long Island Rail Road workers voted Monday to authorize a strike if no contract agreement is reached later this week.
- The dispute arose as five labor unions seek a 16% wage increase over four years, while the MTA proposes a 9.5% raise over three years.
- The strike could disrupt service for over 250,000 commuters and impact the Ryder Cup golf tournament beginning September 26 at Bethpage State Park.
- MTA spokesperson John J. McCarthy stated that if the unions prioritized the interests of the riders, they would come to an agreement or accept binding arbitration.
- Officials asked President Trump to form an emergency board, delaying the strike potential, but the MTA called the union's move a "cynical delay.
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Members of a union representing the engineers working for New York’s Long Island Rail Road voted to approve a strike, but is first requesting federal intervention. Leaders of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET), along with representatives of four other unions representing workers on the Long Island Rail Road, said on Sept. 15 that they had voted to authorize a strike if a contract agreement is not reached. Under the terms…
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