Long Island Rail Workers Strike in First Walkout Since 1994
The Long Island Rail Road, the nation’s busiest commuter line, will suspend service for the first time in more than 30 years after labor groups and transit officials failed to reach a deal on wage increases by a Friday night deadline.
About 3,500 engineers, electrical workers and signalmen will walk off the job Saturday for the first time since 1994. Kevin Sexton, national vice president at the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, announced the strike at a press conference after midnight following two days of round-the-clock negotiations that ended without a contract agreement.