MTA and LIRR Unions Reach Deal Ending Three-Day Strike
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Negotiators for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and labor unions representing Long Island Rail Road workers reached a deal late Monday night to end the 3-day strike for the country’s largest commuter rail system. The work stoppage created chaos on Monday for the hundreds of thousands of commuters in the New York City Metropolitan area who use the LIRR as 3500 workers sought better terms of their work contracts.
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New York Times‘We Don’t Have a Choice’: Tough Commutes Persist After L.I.R.R. Strike Deal Transit officials and unions representing Long Island Rail Road employees agreed to a new contract on Monday, ending a three-day strike. But service remained limited on Tuesday morning.
Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — Trains are set to resume rolling on the Long Island Rail Road on Tuesday after a deal was reached to end a strike that had shut down the busiest commuter rail system in the country.
ABC News"Tonight, the MTA reached a fair deal with the five LIRR unions that delivers raises for workers while protecting riders and taxpayers. I’m pleased to announce that phased LIRR service will resume beginning tomorrow at noon," Hochul said in a statement on X Monday night.
Washington TimesNEW YORK — Trains are set to resume rolling on the Long Island Rail Road on Tuesday after a deal was reached to end a strike that had shut down the busiest commuter rail system in the country.
New York PostThe MTA and unions representing LIRR workers reached a deal to end the railroad strike, officials announced on Monday.
ReutersWorkers on New York commuter rail end their strike after wage deal - Reuters Workers on New York commuter rail end their strike after wage deal Reuters
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Hallie Kessler was among the weary Long Island commuters who welcomed the strike’s end. With the trains out of service, the 24-year old speech therapist commuted three hours home from her job at a public school in the New York City borough of Queens on Monday.
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Associated PressHallie Kessler was among the weary Long Island commuters who welcomed the strike’s end. With the trains out of service, the 24-year old speech therapist commuted three hours home from her job at a public school in the New York City borough of Queens on Monday.
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“Obviously I wish trains would be running when peak hours start so I could avoid the long morning commute, but happy to not deal with it in the afternoon when I’m leaving work,” Kessler said. “Curious what the deal says about future fares, which has been a big concern, but we’ll see.”
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Associated Press“Obviously I wish trains would be running when peak hours start so I could avoid the long morning commute, but happy to not deal with it in the afternoon when I’m leaving work,” Kessler said. “Curious what the deal says about future fares, which has been a big concern, but we’ll see.”
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Hochul said the deal ensures basketball fans won’t meet the same fate as they travel to watch the New York Knicks continue their playoff run on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden, which is located directly above the LIRR’s Penn Station hub in Manhattan.
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Associated PressHochul said the deal ensures basketball fans won’t meet the same fate as they travel to watch the New York Knicks continue their playoff run on Tuesday at Madison Square Garden, which is located directly above the LIRR’s Penn Station hub in Manhattan.
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The unions - which represent locomotive engineers, machinists, signalmen and others - and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority had been negotiating a new contract since 2023, but talks had stalled over salaries and healthcare.
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Associated PressThe unions — which represent locomotive engineers, machinists, signalmen and others — and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority had been negotiating a new contract since 2023, but talks had stalled over salaries and healthcare.
New York PostThe coalition of five labor groups and the MTA continued to be at odds mostly over how much of a pay raise union workers should receive over the next several years.
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01 Fox News Unions that paralyzed New York commute over pay spent millions on luxury travel, filings show LIRR strike union leaders spent over $3 million on luxury lodging and dining in 2025 while arguing workers couldn't make ends meet, records show.
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02 Washington Examiner Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) announced the deal and the end of the strike in a social media post on Monday night.
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03 ABC News The LIRR serves more than 300,000 commuters daily. This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
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04 New York Times Around Penn Station, the strike is bad for business.
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05 New York Post “Everyone’s miserable, but the people really getting screwed are the ones who physically have to show up somewhere,” Wantagh local Kevin Haller, 38, told The Post as he boarded a bus at the Bellmore station.
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