MTA Says Latest LIRR Offer Is 'Everything They Want'
With less than a month to go before Long Island Rail Road workers can legally walk off the job, the MTA is offering a deal it says will give current workers almost everything they want.The unions,...
View ArticleLIRR Unions: MTA's Latest Offer "Grandstanding;" May Skip Talks
The lead negotiator for a coalition of Long Island Rail Road unions is not happy the MTA went public with its latest contract offer before formally presenting it to labor."Instead of sitting down with...
View ArticleMeeting Between MTA and LIRR Workers Yields Nothing but More Bad Feelings,...
An MTA-scheduled meeting that the LIRR unions had threatened to boycott did indeed happen Friday — but without any resolution to the ongoing contract dispute.Anthony Simon, the lead negotiator for the...
View ArticleFederal Mediators Now Trying to Avert LIRR Strike
The National Mediation Board said Wednesday it will hold talks between the MTA and a coalition of unions representing Long Island Rail Road workers. According to a press release from the MTA, the talks...
View ArticleCuomo Says He Has No Control Over Possible LIRR Strike
A day before federal mediators will sit down to try to resolve a longstanding dispute between Long Island Rail Road workers and the MTA, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that if a strike does occur,...
View ArticleNo Deal Yet Between MTA and LIRR Workers
Federal mediators failed to produce a deal between the MTA and Long Island Rail Road workers.Soon after the talks ended Tuesday afternoon, the MTA released a statement calling the talks "unsuccessful"...
View ArticleIf LIRR Workers Strike, Don't Look to Congress to Settle It
Get back to the table and stay there until you get a deal.That was the message Wednesday from New York's Congressional delegation, which met with MTA chief Tom Prendergast in Washington, D.C.Members...
View ArticleWith Rail Strike Looming, It's 1994 All Over Again
A World Cup tournament...a Cuomo up for re-election as governor...and the looming threat of a Long Island Rail Road strike. Sound familiar? That's what was also happening 20 years ago — the last time...
View ArticleLong Island Telecommuters, Start Your Engines
In the event of a Long Island Rail Road strike, Nassau County commuters looking to work from home have an option beyond their kitchen tables or local coffee shops.Nassau County executive Ed Mangano...
View ArticleMTA: "We're Ready" to Face a LIRR Strike
Shuttle buses, park and rides, and new ferry service will be put into place if Long Island Rail Road workers walk off the job on July 20 — the earliest date workers can legally strike.But MTA officials...
View ArticleTalks Collapse Between MTA and Long Island Rail Road Workers
Talks broke down Monday afternoon between the MTA and an eight-union coalition representing Long Island Rail Road workers.Union chief Anthony Simon said he's preparing for a strike that could come as...
View ArticleAs LIRR Walkout Looms, Cuomo Urges Patience
As commuters began bracing for an increasingly likely Long Island Rail Road strike this weekend, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo sought to downplay its potential effect."My advice is what every New Yorker...
View ArticleRail Strike Could Cost Economy $50 Million a Day
Businesses across New York City and Long Island are preparing for a potential LIRR strike that could prevent 300,000 people a day from riding the rails into the city and in Nassau and Suffolk...
View ArticleMTA, LIRR Unions Back at Bargaining Table
Following a call from the governor, the MTA and unions representing Long Island Rail Road workers resumed negotiations Wednesday afternoon."I asked this morning that both sides go back to the table,"...
View ArticleQueens Commuters Bracing for LIRR Strike, Too
It’s not just Nassau County residents who would be hit by a Long Island Rail Road strike. Queens commuters can expect crowded buses, extra wait times and even lines at the subway, according to the...
View ArticleMTA and LIRR Unions Trade Verbal Swipes
With the strike clock ticking, the MTA and Long Island Railroad union representatives are intensifying their rhetoric. The two sides resumed bargaining on Wednesday at the urging of Gov. Andrew Cuomo,...
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Strike Averted: MTA, LIRR Agree to Tentative Deal
Flanked by labor leaders and transit officials, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday that a four-year long contract dispute had finally come to an end.The deal between Long Island Rail...
View ArticleLIRR Deal Reflects National Trends on Health Care
A deal on a new contract for Long Island Rail Road workers includes 17 percent raises over six and a half years. But employees have made some concessions, including paying a portion of their health...
View ArticleDetails Emerge of Long Island Rail Road Contract
When Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the deal between the Metropolitan Transit Authority and Long Island Rail Road workers earlier this month, specific details were not disclosed because the unions...
View ArticleLIRR Disability Fraud Could Happen Again, Says GAO Report
Six years after an investigation revealed rampant federal disability fraud among retired Long Island Rail Road employees, a government report says there still are not enough safeguards in place to...
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