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LIRR strike incoming |
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Posted by Easy on Fri May 15 18:03:52 2026 |
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Re: LIRR strike incoming |
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Posted by Railman718 on Fri May 15 18:37:24 2026, in response to LIRR strike incoming, posted by Easy on Fri May 15 18:03:52 2026. Let em walk they worked three years without a contract…They deserve their money…. |
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Re: LIRR strike incoming |
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Posted by Easy on Fri May 15 22:34:27 2026, in response to Re: LIRR strike incoming, posted by Railman718 on Fri May 15 18:37:24 2026. Both sides have agreed to a 9.5% hike to retroactively cover the last 3 years but can't agree on the amount of future raises. The union wants 4.5-5% and the MTA wants 3-3.5%. |
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Re: LIRR strike incoming |
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Posted by sloth on Sat May 16 00:18:41 2026, in response to Re: LIRR strike incoming, posted by Easy on Fri May 15 22:34:27 2026. Strike is on. |
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Re: LIRR strike incoming |
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Posted by LuchAAA on Sat May 16 01:23:45 2026, in response to LIRR strike incoming, posted by Easy on Fri May 15 18:03:52 2026. A strike should be strategic. I think!?If they are going to strike, strike strategically. During a holiday weekend. Or just strike during the middle of the work week. Meanwhile, a sinkhole opened up on the LIE. I don't know if it has been fixed but that adds to the chaos for Long Islanders driving in during the strike. |
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Re: LIRR strike incoming |
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Posted by Railman718 on Sat May 16 03:04:07 2026, in response to Re: LIRR strike incoming, posted by Easy on Fri May 15 22:34:27 2026. Union wants 5 percent the MTA offered 3 that alone is insulting..BTW TWUs contract is also expired… Yet trains and buses are running and they will continue to run.. We will get our deal done and then LIRR will get their deal I believe.. |
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Re: LIRR strike incoming |
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Posted by Railman718 on Sat May 16 03:05:21 2026, in response to Re: LIRR strike incoming, posted by LuchAAA on Sat May 16 01:23:45 2026. Heh..There’s a game of chess being played here.. |
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Re: LIRR strike incoming |
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Posted by Bill Newkirk on Sat May 16 09:35:53 2026, in response to Re: LIRR strike incoming, posted by LuchAAA on Sat May 16 01:23:45 2026. Meanwhile, a sinkhole opened up on the LIE. I don't know if it has been fixed but that adds to the chaos for Long Islanders driving in during the strike.The LIE sinkhole was filled in and traffic has returned to normal. It is believed that contractors work nearby caused the sinkhole that involved a sewer line. Bill M. |
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Re: LIRR strike incoming |
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Posted by TRAIN DUDE on Sat May 16 09:37:06 2026, in response to Re: LIRR strike incoming, posted by Bill Newkirk on Sat May 16 09:35:53 2026. I was told exactly that. |
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Posted by sloth on Sat May 16 09:44:05 2026, in response to Re: LIRR strike incoming, posted by LuchAAA on Sat May 16 01:23:45 2026. This was the first moment the unions were legally allowed to strike. Any attempt to wait for a more strategic time would almost definitely lead to a company lockout, so nothing to be gained there. |
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Posted by Keeping the RAPID in Rapid Transit on Sat May 16 10:22:40 2026, in response to Re: LIRR strike incoming, posted by Railman718 on Sat May 16 03:04:07 2026. 'A strike was postponed twice after the unions requested the intervention of two federally appointed review panels. The panels, appointed by President Trump, said the unions should be paid more than what the MTA is offering, but their suggestions aren't binding.' |
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Re: LIRR strike incoming |
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Posted by Railman718 on Sat May 16 10:55:14 2026, in response to Re: LIRR strike incoming, posted by Keeping the RAPID in Rapid Transit on Sat May 16 10:22:40 2026. Chess being played here... |
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Posted by sloth on Sat May 16 11:11:36 2026, in response to Re: LIRR strike incoming, posted by Railman718 on Sat May 16 10:55:14 2026. Seems to me the MTA is playing Chutes and Ladders, and they're not winning. Cuomo at least knew how to take the L and claim the W. |
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Posted by Railman718 on Sat May 16 12:21:08 2026, in response to Re: LIRR strike incoming, posted by sloth on Sat May 16 11:11:36 2026. If TWU agrees on a deal before the LIRR does..The MTA Wins... |
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