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bostonglobe.comworld58 days agoUpdated
Long Island Rail Road Shuts Down as Unions Strike
North America’s busiest commuter rail system ceased operations early Saturday after five unions walked out at 12:01 a.m., halting service for roughly 250,000 weekday riders. Negotiations with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority broke down over salaries, health care premiums…
pbs.orgworld59 days ago
Long Island Rail Road Unions and MTA Remain Split Over Wage Increase
Rail workers at the Long Island Rail Road could go on strike after labor unions and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority failed to reach agreement on a wage increase. The dispute has already led to disrupted service on the Long Island Rail Road and New Jersey Transit lines t…