Thousands of Long Island Rail Road workers are officially on strike as of midnight Saturday, effectively shutting down the nation’s busiest commuter railroad in its first strike in more than three decades and threatening major economic disruption across the New York region ahead of Memorial Day travel.The strike halted service for roughly 300,000 daily riders after last-minute contract negotiations between the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and a coalition of five rail unions failed to produce a wage agreement.The MTA confirmed Saturday that all LIRR service was suspended and warned the...
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