The work stoppage, the LIRR's first since 1994, went into effect after the MTA and five unions representing 3,500 workers failed to reach a deal on a new four-year contract.

New York City and its suburbs are bracing for a possible strike by workers on the Long Island Rail Road, the busiest commuter ...

Commuters in New York are set to face transport disruption as rail service workers and transport authorities struggle to reach a deal.

NEW YORK — With the first morning commute looming, negotiators were working into the night Sunday to try to end a strike that has shut down the Long Island Rail Road, North America’s largest commuter ...

The shutdown of North America’s largest commuter rail system has continued into a second day with no end in sight after unionized workers went on strike.

NEW YORK (AP) — Workers on New York's Long Island Rail Road are on strike, union officials said early Saturday, paralyzing the busiest commuter rail system in North America. Labor unions representing ...

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul implored unions representing workers for the Long Island Rail Road, North America's largest commuter rail system, to resume bargaining Sunday, saying a long strike hurts ...

For the first time in 32 years, tens of thousands of New Yorkers began the workweek without the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) after workers at the busiest commuter railroad in North America went on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo by Adam Gray/Getty Images The strike that shut down the Long Island Rail Road at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, May 16, has brought ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The Long Island Rail Road, North America’s largest commuter rail system, was shut down Saturday after unionized workers went on strike for the first time in three decades. The railroad ...

Multiple unions and the MTA are struggling to come to an agreement on parts of contracts for LIRR workers. Here's what to know.