Hochul blames Long Island Rail Road strike on Trump administration
State Watch Hochul blames Long Island Rail Road strike on Trump administration Comments: by Tara Suter - 05/18/26 10:37 AM ET Comments: Link copied by Tara Suter - 05/18/26 10:37 AM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) again pinned an ongoing Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) strike on the Trump administration, continuing a days-long feud between Albany and Washington over the strike. “Let me be clear, this strike would not have been possible if the Trump administration had not taken the highly unusual step last fall of releasing labor unions from mediation.
- ▪State Watch Hochul blames Long Island Rail Road strike on Trump administration Comments: by Tara Suter - 05/18/26 10:37 AM ET Comments: Link copied by Tara Suter - 05/18/26 10:37 AM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING New York Gov.
- ▪Kathy Hochul (D) again pinned an ongoing Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) strike on the Trump administration, continuing a days-long feud between Albany and Washington over the strike.
- ▪“Let me be clear, this strike would not have been possible if the Trump administration had not taken the highly unusual step last fall of releasing labor unions from mediation.
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State Watch Hochul blames Long Island Rail Road strike on Trump administration Comments: by Tara Suter - 05/18/26 10:37 AM ET Comments: Link copied by Tara Suter - 05/18/26 10:37 AM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) again pinned an ongoing Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) strike on the Trump administration, continuing a days-long feud between Albany and Washington over the strike. “Let me be clear, this strike would not have been possible if the Trump administration had not taken the highly unusual step last fall of releasing labor unions from mediation. Unfortunately, for our commuters, the direct consequence of this action is the strike we have today,” Hochul said at a Sunday press conference. “Now, New York, everyone knows, is a prolabor state.
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