MTA head cites wide gulf in LIRR contract talks

By RACHELLE BLIDNERFRANK ELTMAN
Published July 14, 2014 10:10pm ET
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MTA head cites wide gulf in LIRR contract talks
FILE - In this Nov. 1, 2012 file photo, a train makes its way to the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) Jamaica Station in the Queens borough of New York. Unions negotiating with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority said Monday, July 14, 2014, that talks aimed at avoiding a walkout at the LIRR, the nation's largest commuter railroad, have collapsed. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File) | Frank Franklin II

MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — Pessimism grew about the prospects of a strike at the nation’s largest commuter railroad this weekend after union negotiators said Monday that talks had collapsed amid a dispute over whether future Long Island Rail Road employees should be required to contribute to their health insurance and pensions.

A walkout, which the unions said they were planning at 12:01 a.m. next Sunday, would affect 300,000 daily riders who travel in and out of New York City from Long Island.

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