Long Island
Rail Road employees, who are threatening to strike unless they get a 17 % raise over six years, earned an average pay of $ 83,794, the highest among the MTA's operating subsidiaries.
The largest union representing Long Island
Rail Road employees has endorsed Democrat Tom Suozzi in his quest to win back the Nassau County executive's office.
Not exact matches
Three of the
employees, all track foremen on the Long Island
Rail Road, pulled down a quarter - million each in overtime — out - earning the MTA's then - CEO, Thomas Prendergast.
«They fought diligently for their
employees, but they were aware of their responsibility for the Long Island
Rail Road.
With thousands of
employees threatening to walk off the job and Governor Andrew Cuomo declining to get involved, M.T.A. chairman and chief executive Thomas Prendergast on Tuesday asked Congress to intervene in the ongoing Long Island
Rail Road labor dispute.