After day of stalemate, unions and MTA are summoned to talks
Some travelers exiting the AirTrain terminal were surprised to find LIRR trains not running at the Jamaica station on Sunday, the second day of the strike. Credit: Jeff Bachner
As Long Island braced for the possibility of its first weekday rush hour without trains, a daunting test of residents' patience, ingenuity and tolerance for pain, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and striking Long Island Rail Road unions were summoned to talks in lower Manhattan Sunday night.
The National Mediation Board called the five striking LIRR unions and MTA management to talks at the authority's headquarters for further negotiations, union and MTA officials said, but the eventual outcome was still uncertain.
Before that, there was an apparent stalemate and sides seemed far from a deal after talks broke down Friday night, with both sides blaming the other for the work stoppage.
Read the full story about the day's back and forth, and late twist.
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