Gil Lang
Coverage of Gil Lang in the Nexus archive.
- 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% wage offer, affecting hundreds of thousands of commuters and costing the region an estimated $61 million per day. The striking employees already earn six-figure salaries, with an average income of $121,646 plus $25,957 in overtime pay. The strike is over a dispute about compensation for the rising cost of living in the New York metropolitan area.
- 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.