LIRR strike deal gives unions 4.5% raise, extends contract 6 weeks
The final deal, according to messages circulated by union leaders to their members, pays workers 4.5% in raises in the fourth year, but with some percentage of that increase funded through concessions. Those include the extension of the contract by six weeks, ending in mid-2027. That means potential raises in the unions’ next contract would be delayed.
The unions also agreed to undergo up to 16 hours of computer-based training each year outside of work hours and using their personal electronic devices, according to negotiation documents. Workers who finish the required training by a certain deadline will be compensated at their hourly rate for how long the courses took to complete.
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Despite those concessions, Michael Sullivan, general chairman of the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen, said in a statement to Newsday the unions "essentially got a clean deal."