"The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) are threatening over pay raises. According to Newsday, the MTA wants BLET and unions negotiating with it to take a three-year contract with 3% raises in the first and second years, and a 3.5% raise in the third year. But unions said the 9.5% increase does not keep up with the local cost of living."
"A fair offer has been made and accepted by a majority of all the other representative employees at the LIRR, Free said, adding that the positions represent cleaners, conductors, mechanics, supervisors and others in the system's workforce. Instead, these five labor organizations, which are among the highest paid in the nation, want 6.5% more than everyone else without any concessions, including outdated work rules that significantly inflate salaries."
The MTA announced contingency options as a potential Long Island Rail Road strike could begin at 12:01 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 18, affecting over 270,000 daily riders. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) and four other LIRR unions are threatening a walkout over pay raises after employees went without raises since 2022. The MTA proposed a three-year deal with 3% raises in years one and two and 3.5% in year three, totaling 9.5%. Unions say the offer fails to keep pace with the local cost of living and seek higher increases without concessions. The MTA says a majority of other representative employees accepted a fair offer and criticized demands that it says would raise salaries through outdated work rules. Contingency service plans will be implemented if workers strike.
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