Cuomo Urges MTA to Meet With Unions Today to Avoid Strike
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Talks resumed today after New York Governor Andrew Cuomo urged the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and labor groups to meet to avoid a shutdown of the busiest U.S. commuter-rail system.
Long Island Rail Road workers will strike at 12:01 a.m. on July 20 unless they have a new contract. Talks with the MTA, a state agency whose executive director is appointed by Cuomo, broke down July 14, putting the line at risk of its first stoppage since 1994.