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The MTA had wanted to put an end to benefits like the ones that give engineers double pay when they drive both electric and diesel trains on the same shifts.
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As LIRR workers went on strike, MTA Chair Janno Lieber pointed out they're the highest paid railroad employees in the country. His remarks were an instance of the pot calling the kettle black.
Republican opponent Bruce Blakeman said the governor owes small businesses and hourly workers "who got completely screwed by her incompetence" in three-day strike.
Service slowly returned to the nation's busiest commuter railroad on Tuesday after a three-day worker strike came to an end.
Even with a tentative deal, the LIRR says trains will not run on Tuesday morning.
The shuttle buses served as a lifeline for hundreds of commuters stranded by the strike on Monday morning. But they also drew criticism from labor leaders on the picket line.
The losses could mount with the Memorial Day weekend "just around the corner."
The MTA says backup shuttle buses can carry only a fraction of regular LIRR riders.
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