Unions that paralyzed New York commute over pay spent millions on luxury travel, filings show

Five unions involved in the Long Island Rail Road strike spent over $3.2 million on luxury travel and events in 2025, according to Labor Department disclosures. The unions argued that workers were being squeezed by rising costs during the same year. The strike disrupted hundreds of thousands of daily riders and cost the region an estimated $61 million per day.