Unions Report $3.2 Million in 2025 Hotel and Dining Spend After LIRR Strike Deal

The five unions that struck the Long Island Rail Road earlier this week reported spending more than $3.2 million in 2025 on hotels, resorts, restaurants and event venues, according to federal labor disclosures. The strike, the first shutdown of the nation’s busiest commuter rail line in more than 30 years, halted service for roughly 300,000 daily riders and was expected to cost the New York region an estimated $61 million per day, according to state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the five unions reached an agreement late Monday, and New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced that phased service would resume at noon Tuesday. The deal was described by Hochul as providing raises for workers while protecting riders and taxpayers, though the terms have not been publicly released pending formal approval by union members.

The unions involved are the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and Transportation Communications Union. The 2025 LM2 forms filed with the U.S. Department of Labor show...