Cuomo: Rail strike would hold commuters ‘hostage’
An LIRR workers strike is slated to impact 300,000 daily riders
ALBANY, N.Y.— After days of avoiding the fray, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is urging unions and transportation managers to restart negotiations to avert a strike on the nation’s largest commuter railroad.
The Democratic governor says Wednesday that a Long Island Rail Road strike would hold riders “hostage.” He told the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and unions representing 5,400 rail workers to “put the interests of New Yorkers first” by ending the standoff.
Until Wednesday, Cuomo had publicly distanced himself from the negotiations, saying he “would see how it goes” before intervening.
