NEW YORK (WABC) -- The Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Thursday announced its contingency plans for commuters as the clock ticks towards a looming Long Island Rail Road strike next Thursday.

Union leaders said the MTA hired “scab” drivers to run the agency’s shuttle buses to carry would-be Long Island Rail Road commuters on Monday who were stranded by the labor strike that shut down the ...

The President of the Transport Workers Union Local 100 said Wednesday that ongoing issues with the two-way radios on buses are a danger to his drivers — while transit officials say system glitches ...