Workers on New York’s Long Island Rail Road are on strike, paralyzing the busiest commuter rail system in North America. Labor unions representing about half the system’s workers announced ...

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.

Long Island Rail Road employees with median pay over $131,000 are on strike, disrupting travel for nearly 300,000 daily riders across the region.

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

As Long Island Railroad workers may go on strike as soon as Saturday, May 16, the time is now for commuters to prepare.

Long Island Rail Road service has been "suspended until further notice," due to 3,500 workers walking off the job shortly after midnight over failed contract negotiations. Long Island Rail Road trains ...

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

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 ...

The Long Island Railroad strike came to an end Monday night after the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and union leaders reached a tentative contract agreement, paving the way for service to ...