America’s busiest passenger rail service shut down on Saturday after unions and transit officials failed to agree on a new contract. By Stefanos Chen See more of our coverage in your search ...

This is the first strike on the service in more than 30 years. It comes after three years of failed contract negotiations, two federal interventions and a volley of last-minute bargaining. By Stefanos ...

Striking Long Island Rail Road workers walk a picket line on Saturday at Penn Station in New York. (Heather Khalifa/AP Photo/Heather Khalifa) Nothing is more anti-transit than shutting down the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Long Island Rail Road workers walk on the picket line outside of Penn Station on the first day of their strike, on May 16, 2026, ...

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said unions representing Long Island Rail Road workers reached a “fair deal” with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority on the third day of their strike Monday. Hochul ...

As New York opens its workweek, widespread transport disruption is expected as key negotiators struggle to end a strike that has shut down the busiest commuter rail service in North America. Unions ...