{"id":81049,"date":"2026-05-16T04:38:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T04:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/long-island-rail-road-workers-go-on-strike-after-mta-unions-fail-to-reach-new-contract\/"},"modified":"2026-05-16T04:38:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T04:38:12","slug":"long-island-rail-road-workers-go-on-strike-after-mta-unions-fail-to-reach-new-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/long-island-rail-road-workers-go-on-strike-after-mta-unions-fail-to-reach-new-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"Long Island Rail Road workers go on strike after MTA, unions fail to reach new contract"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Tens of thousands of commuters in southeastern New York will be impacted as the Long Island Rail Road shuts down due to a <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/newyork\/news\/possible-lirr-strike-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">strike<\/a><\/span>\u00a0over contract negotiations.<\/p>\n<p>The strike stems from an inability to reach a deal on a new\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/newyork\/news\/lirr-strike-2026-update-negotiations-mta\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">four-year contract<\/a><\/span>. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority and unions agreed to the terms of the first three years, but disputes arose about the final year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The union was looking for a 5% pay increase. The MTA said they were offering a 3% raise with options that could bring it up to 4.5%, provided some work rules concessions are made.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>MTA officials previously said the 5% hike will mean higher fares systemwide, including the subways, buses and Metro-North.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mta.info\/article\/lirr-strike-may-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LIRR<\/a> is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, carrying about 250,000 passengers each weekday, according to its website.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Will ticketholders be refunded?<\/h2>\n<p>The LIRR website stated that there will be prorated refunds issued to May monthly ticket holders for the days the strike is impacting the train.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Details on how to apply for a refund will be released, the website said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>&#8220;Headaches and more traffic gridlocks&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>More than 250,000 people ride the LIRR every day, so a strike means they have to find another way to get to work.<\/p>\n<p>Jason Russell, a SUNY Empire professor, said commuters will likely use their cars or work from home.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But working remotely only really applies to about 40% of workers, so it will mean headaches and more traffic gridlocks in the short term,&#8221; he said.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>LIRR shuttle bus service during strike<\/h2>\n<p>A bus service will run from five places on Long Island to take riders to subway stations in Queens.<\/p>\n<p>Buses will run from the following LIRR stations and take commuters to the Howard Beach-JFK Airport A train station:<\/p>\n<p>Buses will run from the following LIRR stations to the Jamaica-179th Street F train stop:<\/p>\n<p>The agency is also encouraging people to use\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicebus.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NICE Bus<\/a>\u00a0service to Flushing, Main Street and the Jamaica Bus Terminal, which are both near subway entrances. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Riders are also encouraged to work from home during the strike, if possible.  \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Unfortunately, there is no substitute for the Long Island Rail Road, and its shutdown will cause severe congestion and delays,&#8221; the LIRR website stated. \u00a0<\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n<\/section>\n<p>  <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation  \">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">More from CBS News<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"component__item-recirc-block\">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">Go deeper with The Free Press<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n      <!-- tags --><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__tags\">\n<p class=\"content__tags__label\">In:<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/lirr-strike-update-mta-negotiations\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tens of thousands of commuters in southeastern New York will be impacted as the Long Island Rail Road shuts down<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":81050,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[9001],"class_list":["post-81049","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-top-stories","tag-long-island-rail-road"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Long Island Rail Road workers go on strike after MTA, unions fail to reach new contract - World News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The strike stems from an inability to reach a deal on a new four-year contract. 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