"“This is my official invitation. We didn't want you to leave. You left. You're welcome to come back. I'll provide refreshments, whatever you like. Just c'mon back,” New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said."
"“We all know that the railroad is the lifeblood of Long Island. Without it, life as we know it is simply not possible. The bottom line is, no one wins in a strike. Everyone is hurt,” she said."
"The LIRR serves hundreds of thousands of commuters who live along a 118-mile-long (190-kilometer-long) land mass that includes Brooklyn and Queens in New York City and the Hamptons, a summertime playground for the rich and famous near its eastern tip. The railroad has long provided commuters relief from its rush-hour clogged highways."
"After the news conference, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers and the Transportation Communications Union said in a statement that the union workers “are not asking for special treatment - they are simply fighting to keep up with the skyrocketing cost of living in the New York region after years without a raise.”"
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul urged unions representing Long Island Rail Road workers to return to bargaining as a strike entered its second day. She said the railroad is essential to Long Island and that a strike hurts workers and hundreds of thousands of commuters. Hochul emphasized that no one wins in a strike and that everyone is affected. The LIRR serves hundreds of thousands of riders across a 118-mile route connecting Brooklyn and Queens with Long Island and the Hamptons. Union workers said they are not seeking special treatment and are fighting to keep up with rising living costs after years without a raise.
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