Rare strike forces busiest US commuter line to a halt

Talks to reopen the Long Island Railroad were ongoing into Sunday night between union leaders and New York government representatives, hoping to reopen the crucial commuter transport network ahead of the work week. The rail network has been shut down since May 16, after five of the railway's unions went on strike. These workers have been working to negotiate higher wages with the Metropolitan Transport Authority for years, with the Trump administration unsuccessfully getting involved in negotiat...