Long Island Rail Road unions set May 16 strike start if no deal
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A coalition of five unions representing Long Island Rail Road workers said they could legally strike as early as 16 May if no agreement is reached following Presidential Emergency Board 254’s recommendations and the 60‑day cooling‑off period. A walkout would halt commuter rail service between Long Island and New York City, affecting hundreds of thousands of riders.
This alert was originally created on 25 April 2026.
Public Impact
Train
Effective Dates
Organizers
- Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
- Trainmen (BLET)
- Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen (BRS)
- International Association of Machinists
- Aerospace Workers (IAMAW)
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW)
- Transportation Communications Union (TCU)
Affected Locations
- New York City
- Long Island, New York
Sources
- https://abc7ny.com/post/mta-faces-potential-transit-disruptions-ahead-may-16-lirr-strike-deadline-looms/18860703
- https://blet.org/news/lirr-labor-coalition-presents-case-to-a-second-presidential-emergency-board
- https://news.bloomberglaw.com/new-york-brief/nys-long-island-rail-road-faces-potential-strike-in-mid-may
- https://nmb.gov/NMB_Application/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/PEB-254-Report.pdf
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