Long Island Rail Road strike disrupts commuters
Digest more
23mon MSN
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
New York City’s Monday morning commute turned to chaos this week as Long Island Rail Road workers continued their strike for higher wages. LIRR workers began picketing on Saturday after negotiations between their unions and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority reached an impasse.
Hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers faced a rough journey, as rail workers continue their strike over better pay and work rules.
With the LIRR strike about to enter its third day, the National Mediation Board said it summoned the MTA and union leaders to a meeting to resume talks.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul implored unions representing workers for the Long Island Rail Road, North America’s largest commuter rail system, to resume bargaining Sunday, saying a long strike hurts workers and hundreds of thousands
The strike, which began at 12:01 on Saturday, has no clear end in sight.