If history is any indication, the LIRR strike has potential to derail Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul's bid for reelection.

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

Nearly a dozen Long Island Rail Road workers are hauling in more than $200,000 a year in overtime alone — a mind-boggling figure that rivals Gov. Kathy Hochul’s entire salary. The transit arm’s latest payroll records reveal that a slew of its unionized workers — whose strike is wreaking havoc on the metro area’s hard-working masses — are personally striking gold at the taxpayer’s expense.

LIRR unions remain on the picket lines. Earlier on Sunday, New York Governor Kathy Hochul called for talks to resume to end the strike by LIRR unionized workers, which has shut down the Long Island Rail Road,

Gov. Kathy Hochul facilitated the Long Island Rail Road strike largely to throw shade on Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman and pick up votes from the Republican gubernatorial challenger on his own political home turf,

Long Island Rail Road riders have to get through one more morning without the train after the MTA and unions reached a tentative deal​ to end the strike on Monday night. CBS News New York's Elijah

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul begged unions representing workers for the Long Island Rail Road, North America’s largest commuter rail system, to resume bargaining Sunday, saying the workers and hundreds of thousands of commuters stand to lose if a strike drags on.