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After three days — the last of which turned commutes into marathons for some — the MTA and unions agreed to a new deal that will end the Long Island Rail Road strike.
The two sides reached a deal Monday night. Gov. Kathy Hochul was first to share word of the agreement that will once again have the largest commuter rail system in the country.
While word of the strike ending will be a relief to many of the 250,000 daily LIRR riders, there is still one major hurdle customers will have to deal with. Because the deal was reached so late in the day, there won’t be enough time to get everything ready for Tuesday’s morning rush hour.
Trains will start running again around noon, with service returning in phases.
The talks involved five unions representing about half the railroad’s workforce and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which runs the railroad. The strike started Saturday. The two sides had negotiated for years over a new contract.
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