Lieber said the railroad unions benefit from "some of the most abusive work rules anywhere in the MTA system." ...

The National Mediation Board (NMB) on Aug. 18 released from statutory mediation the MTA Long Island Railroad (LIRR) and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET), Brotherhood of ...

Union leaders wrote that they intend to reject binding arbitration, triggering a federally mandated 30-day "cooling off" ...

The Long Island Rail Road could face a strike by or lockout of five unions as soon as Sept. 18 after the National Mediation board announced it had released the commuter operator and those unions from ...

In a letter dated Aug. 14, union leaders wrote the National Mediation Board indicated the LIRR and unions were unable to reach a voluntary settlement.

The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen and NJ Transit came to a tentative deal on Sunday after three days of negotiations in New Jersey and with the National Mediation Board in ...

The National Mediation Board called both NJ Transit and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers union to Washington, D.C. on Monday ahead of a potential rail strike. Both sides were notified in a ...

“It specifically states that only the National Mediation Board—not Allegiant and not Teamsters Local 2118—can declare an impasse in negotiations. The RLA stipulates that four conditions must ...

Agency executives and union representatives met Saturday afternoon, a day earlier than expected. A meeting with the National Mediation Board is scheduled for Sunday. By Maia Coleman New Jersey ...