Rider: Strike would force her to stay home

Miranda Dellipizzi, 28, who lives in the Mastic-Shirley area, said she commutes on the LIRR from Ronkonkoma to downtown Manhattan three times a week.

As an underwriter for an insurance company, she said meeting with clients face to face is important for building client trust and creating their policies.

But if the strike were to occur, she would forgo commuting altogether and work from home.

“I think that our whoever works the railroad, they work crazy hours and we do have to respect them,” said Dellipizzi, who has commuted for four years. “If they're asking for a little bit more money, I don't think that's terrible if this strike does happen.”

If the LIRR were to strike, she would have to drive into downtown Manhattan, something she would find too stressful and time consuming.

“Not many people say they can love the public transit, but it's good for me, it's convenient, it's good for the environment,” she said.