With largest US commuter rail system shut down, federal labor officials urge unions to resume talks

Federal officials are imploring unions whose workers serve North America’s largest commuter rail system to return to the negotiating table. Earlier New York Gov. Kathy Hochul urged the unions resume talks before Monday's commute. Hochul appeared at a Manhattan news conference Sunday with the chief executive of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which runs the Long Island Rail Road in New York. The system shut down early Saturday after five unions representing about half its workforce wal...