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This column originally appeared in On The Way, a weekly newsletter covering everything you need to know about NYC-area transportation. Sign up to get the full version, which includes answers to reader questions, trivia, service changes and more, in your inbox every Thursday. Long Island Rail Road workers across five unions are threatening to go on strike as soon as …

Another contract proposal has been rejected by Boeing workers who now have been on strike for nearly six weeks from three Midwest plants where military aircraft and weapons are developed. The vote on Friday refusing the latest proposal sends the workers back to the picket lines, according to the union representing the 3,200 striking workers who build fighter jets, weapons …

Boeing union members reject settlement, strike continues  KSDK Striking defense workers reject Boeing contract offer  CNBC Boeing workers reject their latest contract offer, extending strike at three Midwest plants  AP News Boeing Workers in St. Louis Reject Tentative Contract  The New York Times Boeing Defense workers reject contract, strike continues  Reuters Source link

Five unions representing nearly half of the Long Island Rail Road’s workforce could walk off the job as early as Thursday, Sept. 18 after contract negotiations with the MTA broke down. The workers have gone three years without a new contract, but MTA officials said the unions have failed to return to the table to negotiate to avoid a strike. …

With the Long Island Rail Road’s first strike in over 30 years looming, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority released its plan for commuters if train service is indeed forced to stop.  The MTA said Thursday nearly 300,000 regular LIRR riders should work from home, if possible, but limited bus service would make connections with the New York City subway in the …

None of the 11 people killed in a US military strike on a boat in the Caribbean last week were members of Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, Venezuela’s interior minister has said, as the South American country deployed troops amid heightened tensions with the US. The administration of Donald Trump has said the boat was transporting illegal narcotics, but has …

Some Long Island Rail Road unions have threatened to strike as early as Thursday, September 18. If a strike happens, LIRR service would be forced to shut down entirely.  The MTA has bargained in good faith with the unions representing LIRR employees. However, some of those unions have rejected a contract that offered 9.5% wage increases over a period of …

Federal agencies US military Congressional news Donald Trump See all topics Facebook Tweet Email Link Defense Department officials briefing congressional staff on Tuesday about last week’s US military strike on a boat in the Caribbean did not present conclusive evidence that the targets of the attack were members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, according to the senior Democratic …

The St. Louis strike for aerospace stock Boeing (BA) is still going on, even as Boeing looks to bring in permanent replacement workers for the strikers. And a recent four-hour session with a federal mediator proved to be less than productive as well, with the union declaring it a “…waste of time.” This did little good for Boeing shares, as …

Facebook Tweet Email Link Reuters  —  Boeing Defense and the machinists union have reached a tentative deal to end a five-week-long strike in the St. Louis area, union officials announced on Wednesday. A vote on Boeing’s five-year contract offer is scheduled for Friday, according to the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. IAM District 837’s roughly 3,200 members, who …