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Lirr Strike

3:09

LIRR strike ends as unions, MTA reach agreement

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  • May 19
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When will normal LIRR service resume?

  • May 19
AP Photo/Seth Wenig

LIRR service to resume Tuesday after deal reached

  • May 19

LIRR, MTA reach agreement to end 3-day strike, Gov. Hochul announces

  • May 19

National Mediation Board summons LIRR unions, MTA

  • May 18

LIRR strike: How to get around with service shut down

  • May 18

LIRR workers go on strike

  • May 17

MTA has LIRR strike contingency plans in place for all but one line

  • May 14

Latest Videos

2:50

LIRR service resumes as strike ends

  • May 19
0:44

Traffic rolls along slowly during LIRR service suspension in wake of strike

  • May 19
2:22

LIRR strike ends after tentative deal between unions and MTA

  • May 19
2:20

LIRR shuttle buses resume for morning commute

  • May 19
1:59

Riders face hours-long commute home amid LIRR strike

  • May 18
2:37

Passengers cope with shuttle buses during LIRR strike

  • May 18
2:47

MTA and union back at bargaining table during LIRR strike

  • May 18
2:34

Long Island drivers cope with slow traffic during LIRR strike

  • May 18

Latest Stories

LIRR unions, MTA remain split over future pay as strike deadline of Saturday nears

The MTA and LIRR workers are not seeing eye to eye when it comes to raises. MTA officials say if they give LIRR workers what they're asking for, fares could increase by as much as 8%.

  • May 11
AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File

Trump establishes Presidential Emergency Board amid disputes between LIRR, unions

Union leaders made the request for the emergency board during a press conference on Monday -- effectively delaying any potential LIRR strike for months.

  • Sep 16, 2025

Potential LIRR strike delayed as unions ask the Trump administration to intervene

The unions announced that they are formally requesting that President Trump establish an emergency board, delaying any potential strike for months.

  • Sep 15, 2025

MTA announces contingency plans, including shuttle bus service, ahead of potential LIRR strike

In the event of a strike, the MTA plans to provide limited shuttle bus service to LIRR commuters every 10 minutes during weekday peak hours.

  • Sep 11, 2025

Gov. Kathy Hochul weighs in on potential LIRR strike, blames White House for situation

Members of five unions are considering a walkout as soon as Thursday, Sept. 18, a situation Hochul blamed on the Trump White House.

  • Sep 10, 2025