Trump rips Gov. Hochul over commuter rail strike: 'It's your fault'
President Trump criticized New York Governor Kathy Hochul for the Long Island Rail Road strike, blaming her for the situation. The strike, involving 3,700 workers, is the fourth in the rail line's history. Hochul, in turn, attributed the strike to the Trump administration's premature end to mediation efforts.
- ▪The Long Island Rail Road strike began at 12:01 a.m. and involves five unions representing 3,700 workers.
- ▪This is the fourth strike in the history of the Long Island Rail Road.
- ▪Governor Hochul blamed the Trump administration for ending mediation too soon, making the strike unavoidable.
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President Trump fumed after workers for the Long Island Rail Road — the nation’s largest commuter train line — went on strike Saturday morning, blaming New York Gov. Kathy Hochul for workers walking off the job. At 12:01 a.m., five unions representing 3,700 workers, including ticket clerks, locomotive engineers, signalmen, electricians and machinists, went on strike. It’s the fourth strike in the rail line’s history. Ms. Hochul, a Democrat, blamed the Trump administration for the strike, saying it ended mediation too soon, making a work stoppage unavoidable. The unions had asked the Trump administration to intervene by forming an emergency board to review the dispute. Panels appointed by Mr. Trump urged the New York Metropolitan Transit Authority to offer the unions more money.
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