At LIRR picketing line in Queens, workers want MTA to 'meet us halfway'
Union workers picket outside the LIRR Jamaica Station on Sunday on day two of the strike. Credit: Newsday/James Carbone
Raymond Delio of Howard Beach, Queens, was among the LIRR strikers picketing outside the Jamaica train station early Sunday.
Delio said LIRR workers did their part for the railroad by showing up for work during hurricanes and the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, the workers are asking the MTA to do their part for them.
“We are looking for a modest, fair increase in our wages,” said Delio, a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen. “Nothing extreme, just so we can stay ahead and provide for our families.
“Nobody wants to lose work here,” he added. “We are not asking for a lot here. We just want the governor and the head of the MTA to meet us halfway, do the right thing.”
Breaking down your commuting options With no end in sight to the LIRR strike, commuters need to know their options for getting around. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports.
