LIRR workers warn of 'disaster for Long Island' as they prepare to strike in May

LIRR unions plan to shut down service on the nation's busiest commuter railroad if they don't agree to a new contract with the MTA by next month.

LIRR unions plan to shut down service on the nation's busiest commuter railroad if they don't agree to a new contract with the MTA by next month.

The LIRR workers have been without a new contract — or a raise — for more than three years. [ more › ]