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LIRR workers strike in front of Penn Station after MTA fails to reach wage hike deal #shorts
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0:45Now PlayingA transportation nightmare gripped Long Island Saturday as the first full day of the massive LIRR strike left hundreds of thousands of travelers completely stranded and worried about the workweek ahead.
With over 3,500 engineers, signalmen, and trainmen representing five unions officially off the tracks after wage talks with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority completely collapsed, a devastating travel blackout paralyzed the region.
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