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MTA to launch daily pass aimed at hybrid workers as 5-day office week fades

Transit officials are apparently acknowledging that the five day, in-office work week is dead. The Metropolitan ...
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Long Island Rail Road, five unions released from required mediation

The Long Island Rail Road could face a strike by or lockout of five unions as soon as Sept. 18 after the National Mediation board announced it had released the commuter operator and those unions from ...

MTA honcho Janno Lieber brushes off concerns over subway price hike as New Yorkers rip failing transit system: ‘Vultures’

MTA boss Janno Lieber tried to rebrand the looming spike in subway ride costs a “fare adjustment” Wednesday — laughing, ...
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Leaders of 5 LIRR unions say strike could be on horizon

In a letter dated Aug. 14, union leaders wrote the National Mediation Board indicated the LIRR and unions were unable to reach a voluntary settlement.
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The History of the Long Island Rail Road - Untapped New York

In 1905, the Pennsylvania Railroad used some of its mammoth fortune to modernize large portions of the Long Island Rail Road through electrification and grade-crossing elimination projects.
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OpEd: Keeping the Long Island Rail Road Working For You

Phillip Eng is president of the MTA Long Island Rail Road. Sign up for Long Island Press’ email newsletters here. Sign up for home delivery of Long Island Press here.
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LIRR, Five Unions Enter ‘Cooling Off Period’

The National Mediation Board (NMB) on Aug. 18 released from statutory mediation the MTA Long Island Railroad (LIRR) and the ...