Jamaica, Queens
Long Island Rail Road Strike
Reported May 15 at 9:11 PM · Updated 3h ago · 959.3K Notified · 53.6K Viewed
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A strike has halted Long Island Rail Road service after union negotiations with the MTA failed to reach an agreement. The strike began at midnight, affecting 947 daily trains and approximately 250,000 riders. Shuttle buses will operate on weekdays as an alternative, but no date for renewed negotiations has been announced.
A strike has halted Long Island Rail Road service after union negotiations with the MTA failed to reach an agreement. The strike began at midnight, affecting 947 daily trains and approximately 250,000 riders. Shuttle buses will operate on weekdays as an alternative, but no date for renewed negotiations has been announced.
A strike has halted Long Island Rail Road service after union negotiations with the MTA failed to reach an agreement. The strike began at midnight, affecting 947 daily trains and approximately 250,000 riders. Shuttle buses will operate on weekdays as an alternative, but no date for renewed negotiations has been announced.
A strike has halted Long Island Rail Road service after union negotiations with the MTA failed to reach an agreement. The strike began at midnight, affecting 947 daily trains and approximately 250,000 riders. Shuttle buses will operate on weekdays as an alternative, but no date for renewed negotiations has been announced.
A strike has halted Long Island Rail Road service after union negotiations with the MTA failed to reach an agreement. The strike began at midnight, affecting 947 daily trains and approximately 250,000 riders. Shuttle buses will operate on weekdays as an alternative, but no date for renewed negotiations has been announced.
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User video shows what appears to be a picket line outside Penn Station.
A date for renewed negotiations has not been announced by either of the involved parties.
Per the MTA, the Long Island Rail Road operated 947 daily trains with an average ridership of 250,000.
The last strike was in June 1994 and lasted two days.
A strike is now underway; service on the Long Island Railroad has been halted until an agreement can be reached between the MTA and unions.
Union leaders announced during a press conference held after the deadline expired that an agreement was not reached.
User video shows what appears to be a picket line outside Penn Station.
A date for renewed negotiations has not been announced by either of the involved parties.
Per the MTA, the Long Island Rail Road operated 947 daily trains with an average ridership of 250,000.
The last strike was in June 1994 and lasted two days.
A strike is now underway; service on the Long Island Railroad has been halted until an agreement can be reached between the MTA and unions.
Union leaders announced during a press conference held after the deadline expired that an agreement was not reached.
User video shows what appears to be a picket line outside Penn Station.
A date for renewed negotiations has not been announced by either of the involved parties.
Per the MTA, the Long Island Rail Road operated 947 daily trains with an average ridership of 250,000.
The last strike was in June 1994 and lasted two days.
A strike is now underway; service on the Long Island Railroad has been halted until an agreement can be reached between the MTA and unions.
Union leaders announced during a press conference held after the deadline expired that an agreement was not reached.
User video shows what appears to be a picket line outside Penn Station.
A date for renewed negotiations has not been announced by either of the involved parties.
Per the MTA, the Long Island Rail Road operated 947 daily trains with an average ridership of 250,000.
The last strike was in June 1994 and lasted two days.
A strike is now underway; service on the Long Island Railroad has been halted until an agreement can be reached between the MTA and unions.
Union leaders announced during a press conference held after the deadline expired that an agreement was not reached.
User video shows what appears to be a picket line outside Penn Station.
A date for renewed negotiations has not been announced by either of the involved parties.
Per the MTA, the Long Island Rail Road operated 947 daily trains with an average ridership of 250,000.
The last strike was in June 1994 and lasted two days.
A strike is now underway; service on the Long Island Railroad has been halted until an agreement can be reached between the MTA and unions.
Union leaders announced during a press conference held after the deadline expired that an agreement was not reached.
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Give these ppl their money
Just pay them their wage, smh
@FuctUpNY Then don’t use the service tf are you on?
Just cut ceo pay and pay the workers
Good for them I hope they meet their demands
Give these ppl their money
Just pay them their wage, smh
@FuctUpNY Then don’t use the service tf are you on?
Just cut ceo pay and pay the workers
Good for them I hope they meet their demands
Give these ppl their money
Just pay them their wage, smh
@FuctUpNY Then don’t use the service tf are you on?
Just cut ceo pay and pay the workers
Good for them I hope they meet their demands
Give these ppl their money
Just pay them their wage, smh
@FuctUpNY Then don’t use the service tf are you on?
Just cut ceo pay and pay the workers
Good for them I hope they meet their demands
Give these ppl their money
Just pay them their wage, smh
@FuctUpNY Then don’t use the service tf are you on?
Just cut ceo pay and pay the workers
Good for them I hope they meet their demands
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