National Mediation Board summons unions, MTA

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National Mediation Board works to end LIRR strike
The National Mediation Board is mediating to end a strike by Long Island Rail Road workers, affecting 250,000 commuters. Negotiations with the MTA continue over pay and healthcare. Governor Kathy Hochul urges remote work,

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LIRR strike live updates: LIRR, MTA reach agreement to end 3-day strike, Gov. Hochul announces
LIRR strike talks: No deal after unions, MTA summoned Sunday night
Riders navigate the first weekday of a strike that has shut down the largest US commuter rail system
Commuters in New York City’s suburbs navigated a gauntlet of car, bus and subway routes to get to work Monday after a strike on the Long Island Rail Road that shut down the nation’s busiest commuter r...

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With largest US commuter rail system shut down, federal labor officials urge unions to resume talks
Talks to end a strike shutting down the largest US commuter rail system will resume Monday
Officials urge striking Long Island Rail Road unions to resume talks to avert commute chaos
“This is my official invitation. We didn’t want you to leave. You left. You’re welcome to come back. I’ll provide refreshments, whatever you like. Just c’mon back,” Hochul told a news conference as th...

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LIRR unions, MTA reach agreement to end 3-day strike, Gov. Hochul announces
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'Cautiously optimistic': LIRR unions, MTA resume talks on day 3 of strike | Live updates
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LIRR strike live updates: Unions, MTA resume talks on day 3 of strike

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the coalition of five striking Long Island Rail Road unions plan to resume talks Monday morning at 7:30 a.m. This comes after the National Mediation Board stepped in,

Day 3 of LIRR strike brings no clear sign of a deal as NYC commuters cope

LIRR commuters are taking shuttle buses and subways into New York City as the largest commuter rail system in North America remains shut down.

Can Trump end the LIRR strike? Why Hochul is blaming the president

Hochul points to Trump. Before LIRR service closed on Saturday, Hochul tweeted that Trump "needlessly encouraged and accelerated" the strike. But Trump denied the claim, writing t