Keyword: 'LIRR strike' | Herald Community Newspapers

With less than two weeks to go before a potentially crippling Long Island Rail Road strike, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and eight LIRR unions were set to return to the bargaining table once again this week to discuss contract negotiations. The National Mediation Board, a three-member, quasi-governmental agency, scheduled a meeting between the MTA and union officials on Tuesday in Manhattan. more

By Stapha Charleme | 7/9/14

MTA officials and LIRR Unions have not settled their dispute.

Possible LIRR strike nears as MTA and Unions continue contract deadlock

There are six weeks remaining in the current LIRR contract deadline before railroad laborers may go on strike. According to officials from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the LIRR … more

By Stapha Charleme | 6/18/14

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