Deal reached to end strike at largest US commuter railroad

as 8% and increasing taxpayer support for the railroad. Hochul had earlier condemned the strike as “reckless.”

Monday she praised the union leaders and the rank-and-file members who will now be voting on the deal.

“This contract will ensure that 3,500 Long Island Railroad employees will be paid fairly for their labor,” she said. “I deeply value and respect continue reading …