MTA hires 'scabs' to drive shuttle buses during LIRR strike, union bosses say

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During the Long Island Rail Road strike, the MTA has hired substitute drivers, referred to by union leaders as 'scabs', to operate shuttle buses. This action has ignited disputes between the union and the transit authority.

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 ...