A hostile bargaining session between the MTA and Long Island Rail Road labor leaders broke off in less than two hours early Friday with no deal in place and union officials saying a July 20 strike is more likely than ever.
“Here we go,” Christopher Natale, general chairman of the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen, said after leaving the bargaining session, which lasted about 90 minutes. “Unless something happens at the eleventh hour, we’re preparing for a strike.”
Read the complete story at Newsday.
Related News
- Colorado Transit Worker Safety Bill (House Bill 25-1290)
- Chairman Pauli Announces Retirement, SMART-TD celebrates his career
- New Mexico Local 1687 sets new precedent with Red Apple Transit
- Tentative Agreement Reached With TransitAmerica Services (TASI)
- New CSX conductor improvises to save a life
- SMART News: Protecting Railroad Retirees’ Future
- More Than a Story: SMART-TD’s Women’s History Month Highlights Legacies in the Making
- Tentative Agreement Reached in Boston
- Assembly, No. 1672
- Historic short-line agreement proves workers are stronger with SMART-TD at their side