The greater New York area recently experienced its second commuter rail strike in a year. The strike at the state-owned Long Island Rail Road, which stranded hundreds of thousands of passengers, followed a similar strike in May 2025. While states have the right to prohibit public sector strikes, as is the case in New York, a century-old federal law explicitly permits work stoppages. To prevent another commuter rail strike in New York, Congress w…
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The greater New York area recently experienced its second commuter rail strike in a year. The strike at the state-owned Long Island Rail Road, which stranded hundreds of thousands of passengers, followed a similar strike in May 2025. While states have the right to prohibit public sector strikes, as is the case in New York, a century-old federal law explicitly permits work stoppages. To prevent another commuter rail strike in New York, Congress w…