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Commentary By Ken Girardin

Hochul Must Shame LIRR Unions —by Revealing Their Outrageous Strike Demands

Governance Infrastructure & Transportation

Unions representing about half of the Long Island Rail Road’s workforce are threatening to walk off the job on Thursday if their demands aren’t met.

Gov. Kathy Hochul’s response should be to show the public exactly what those demands are.

The LIRR is the busiest commuter railroad in the nation, moving over a quarter-million riders on a typical weekday.

It’s also one of state government’s oldest problems.

Continue reading the entire piece here at the New York Post

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Ken Girardin is a fellow at the Manhattan Institute

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