LIRR strike live updates: Unions, MTA reach agreement to end 3-day walkout

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Negotiators have reached a deal to end a strike that has brought North America's largest commuter rail system to a standstill.

CURRENT STATUS: LIRR unions, MTA reach deal to end 3-day strike.

The deal between the Long Island Rail Road and union leaders was announced on Monday. The two sides had bargained for years before the strike began Saturday.

The shutdown forced roughly 250,000 commuters who ride the system each weekday to work from home or find alternate routes to and from the city.

LIRR service will start back up beginning Tuesday at noon.



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