A Long Island Rail Road strike has been averted for now.

The five unions threatening to bring LIRR service to a halt this week are now in the process of requesting the Presidential Emergency Board to negotiate under federal mediation.

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The move would delay any potential LIRR strike.

The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trianmen represents nearly 600 unionized LIRR workers.

Jim Sokolowski, the vice general chairman of the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen, laid out the union's terms at a news conference.

"The Long Island Rail Road and the MTA have money in their coffers. The Long Island Rail Road ridership is at post-pandemic highs and nearly pre-pandemic levels. The Long Island Rail Road is setting new records for on-time performance," he said.

Sokolowski says the LIRR Bargaining Coalition is willing to accept the contract reached for the next three years that would include two 3% raises and a 3 and a half percent raise in the third year. He says a proposed fourth year "will make up the difference in the cost of living in area in which the employees live."

"This is not greedy. The MTA can afford it. And now it's time for them to take care of their workforce," said Sokolowski.

News 12 reported last week that the unions, the MTA or Gov. Kathy Hochul could request the creation of a Presidential Emergency Board. That move would delay any strike for several months while negotiations continue under federal mediation.

A PEB must be convened by the White House and is often used as a last-ditch effort in national rail disputes.

Gov. Hochul deflected when asked last week if she would seek White House intervention, instead criticizing former President Donald Trump’s administration for what she described as mishandling the negotiation framework that led to the current impasse.

“The White House already intervened and they screwed us in the process,” Hochul said. “They never should have given license to stop the negotiations. They never should have shut it down and given authority to strike.”

The unions were officially released from federal mediation by the National Mediation Board, clearing the way for a legal strike.