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Thousands Stranded As Union Strike Shuts Down Nation’s Busiest Railroad

The Daily Wire - Breaking News, Videos & Podcasts·Right·May 16, 2026

Thousands of Long Island Rail Road workers walked off the job Saturday morning, marking the end to failed negotiations and the start of a strike that could derail the nation’s busiest commuter rail system. Five unions representing half the LIRR’s workforce — about 3,500 people in all — began the strike at midnight, the first ...

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