Payroll data exposes six-figure salaries behind transit strike grinding NYC travel to a halt

Long Island Rail Road workers are on strike after rejecting a 9.5% raise offer from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, with average salaries of $121,646 plus $25,957 in overtime pay. The strike affects hundreds of thousands of commuters and is estimated to cost the region $61 million per day. Workers are demanding a 14.5% raise over four years.