Members of a union representing the engineers working for New York’s Long Island Rail Road voted to approve a strike, but is first requesting federal intervention.
Leaders of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET), along with representatives of four other unions representing workers on the Long Island Rail Road, said on Sept. 15 that they had voted to authorize a strike if a contract agreement is not reached.
Under the terms of the vote, workers could strike as soon as Sept. 18, the unions said at a press conference in New York City. However, the labor coalition is instead requesting that President Donald Trump convene a Presidential Emergency Board to mediate the dispute….