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LIRR Strike Snarls NYC Commutes as Negotiations Continue
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7:00Now PlayingLong Island Rail Road riders are bracing for hours-long commutes as a salary fight between the nation’s busiest commuter rail line and its employees forced a systemwide shutdown, the first in more than 30 years.
LIRR customers are scrambling for alternative ways to get to and from New York City and throughout Long Island after the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and union leaders failed to reach a deal by a late Friday night deadline after two days of marathon contract negotiations.
MTA Chair Janno Lieber joins Bloomberg Surveillance Radio to discuss the state of ongoing talks between the agency and unions.
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