LIRR Strike Averted After MTA Reaches Deal With Unions
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A strike set to begin in three days on the Long Island Rail Road, the busiest U.S. commuter rail system, was averted after the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and unions reached a deal on a new contract.
The settlement ends a four-year dispute between the state transit agency and about 5,400 LIRR workers in eight unions, who have been without a contract since 2010. It keeps the commuter rail, which links Long Island to Manhattan, operating without interruption for 300,000 daily riders. The walkout had been set to start at 12:01 a.m. July 20.