By Alfonso A. Castillo, Newsday; April 1, 2020
LIRR management and union leaders are urging workers to do their part to keep the commuter railroad system moving, even as hundreds of employees are on the sidelines, including dozens who have tested positive for the coronavirus.
Even with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority — the LIRR’s parent agency — scaling back service to accommodate a 90% drop in ridership, and to help limit employees’ exposure to the virus, the rate of infection among the MTA’s 50,000 workers continues to climb at an alarming rate.