3,500 WORKERS WALK OUT AS BLET TEAMSTERS, UNION COALITION LAUNCH LIRR STRIKE

Busiest U.S. Commuter Railroad Grinds to a Halt for First Time Since 1994 NEW YORK, May 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Teamsters with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) at the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) have launched a strike alongside their bargaining coalition of...