MTA, LIRR and railroad strike
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LIRR strike has many worrying about Mon.'s commute
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Negotiators for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and labor unions representing Long Island Rail Road workers reached a deal late Monday night to end the 3-day strike for the country’s largest commuter rail system.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said the MTA and LIRR unions reached "a fair deal" to end the strike after three days.
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Long Island Rail Road strike creates manic Monday commute as negotiators return to the table
It was manic Monday for thousands of Long Island Rail Road riders trying to get in and out of New York City on the third day of a labor strike that has shut down the nation’s largest commuter railroad
Workers on the nation’s busiest passenger rail service, who have not received a raise since 2022, have been striking since Saturday. People trying to commute to and from New York City on Monday faced a rough journey.
Long Islanders who would have normally commuted in and out of New York City and other points west on the LIRR seemed to take a change of plans on Monday in stride.
Get the latest news on the LIRR strike Monday as more than 300,000 commuters are impacted by workers going to the picket lines. Long Island Rail Road workers went on strike late F