What to know about a potential LIRR strike 2 weeks away
A Long Island Rail Road union strike that would strand 270,000 daily riders, further clog up roadways, and deliver a major blow to Long Island’s economy could be just two weeks away.
With the federally regulated collective bargaining process exhausted, either the MTA and union reach a deal, or 3,500 LIRR workers walk off the job as soon as May 16. Although both the MTA and unions said this week they’re eager to sit down, there’s been little negotiating in recent months, and the two sides remain split over the size of worker raises in the last year of a four-year deal.
Without a settlement, LIRR riders’ heading to Manhattan will likely have to do so using congested roads, and potentially riding a special shuttle bus running between five Long Island locations and two subway stops in Queens.
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