Metro-North Union Threatens To Strike; 300K Train Riders Could Be Stranded

Officials in Metro-North’s largest union may seek to authorize a strike to protest contract disputes — a move that could affect 300,000 train commuters each day.

One union is threatening a possible strike against Metro-North.
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Daily Voice

08/30/2017 4:50 a.m.

James Fahey, executive director of the Association of Commuter Rail Employees, and the union’s executive board have agreed to ask its members to authorize a strike that would affect commuters across Fairfield County and the Hudson Valley on all lines of Metro-North, according to lohud.com.

The union represents nearly 2,500 Metro-North engineers and conductors. A strike would affect approximately 300,000 daily. There is no timeline for any possible strike.

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