Talks to end a strike shutting down the largest US commuter rail system will resume Monday
Negotiators say they are making progress as 275 shuttle buses carry riders and service remains suspended for more than 250,000 weekday commuters.
- Negotiators for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and Long Island Rail Road unions returned to the bargaining table early Monday after overnight talks failed to end the strike that began May 16 and continues halting service.
- Union leaders cite rising living costs and years without pay increases since 2023, while the MTA contends these demands would cause significant fare hikes and prove disproportionate to other unionized workers.
- New York Governor Kathy Hochul urged the roughly 250,000 weekday commuters to work from home, while state agencies launched free shuttle buses from six Long Island locations to transport essential workers to Queens subway stations.
- Governor Hochul blamed the Trump administration for cutting mediation short last September, while President Donald Trump denied involvement and alleged the crisis resulted from Hochul's failure to prevent the walkout.
- MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber stated service could resume as soon as a day after a deal is finalized, though crews must complete federally required safety inspections before trains can carry passengers.
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LIRR strike forces NYC workers into ‘nightmare’ travel that adds hours to commute
The Long Island Rail Road strike forced commuters to spend at least two more hours on the road as riders woke up at ungodly times to catch buses and motorists who drove in struggled to find parking Monday morning.
Watch How New Yorkers Got to Work Today Amid the Long Island Rail Road Strike
Monday's commute for Long Island Rail Road riders was defined by long waits, crowded shuttle buses, and an overall sense of uncertainty as the strike entered another weekday and thousands of New Yorkers scrambled to get to work.
LIRR STRIKE: Riders scramble to find alternate routes between the city and Long Island amid labor dispute
The effects of the first Long Island Rail Road strike in over three decades reverberated throughout the region on Monday as New Yorkers struggled to get between the five boroughs and Long Island while the nation's busiest commuter rail is out of commission. At New York's Penn Station, a hub normally bustling with LIRR riders on any given weekday, one of the main concourses was noticeably less crowded than a typical Monday morning. MTA customer s…
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