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Deal Ends Long Island Rail Road Strike
The Long Island Rail Road strike ended after transit officials and union representatives reached a deal. Tuesday’s commute was expected to be disrupted even as regular train service resumed.
No contract, no trains. No contract, no trains. No contract, no trains. It has been absolutely awful. It’s been three and a half hours to get to work because I work in the South Bronx. It was actually smoother than I had anticipated. It was just longer. I got on the bus in five seconds. We took off about two minutes later, so that was great. But the problem was the traffic was crazy. So as a union worker, I stand for the union. I think that for three years they knew this was up and coming. I just felt like there should have been better preparation. I’m a teacher and I’m a union member. I also pay monthly fares and they’re expensive so I can see both sides. I don’t really want to play the blame game on it.
The Long Island Rail Road strike ended after transit officials and union representatives reached a deal. Tuesday’s commute was expected to be disrupted even as regular train service resumed.
By McKinnon de Kuyper, Michael Anthony Adams and Jiwoong Hong
May 19, 2026
