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The Mark Simone Show

Mark's 11am Monologue.

The Mark Simone Show

iHeartRadio and Mark Simone

News

4.3694 Ratings

🗓️ 15 September 2025

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

A major rail strike for the LIRR is set to happen later this week. 

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0:00.0

Mark Simone on 710 W OR.

0:07.4

Hey, there's a big strike coming.

0:09.5

We'll have to get to that.

0:10.4

We'll get to the mayoral race, Mamdani, Hokel, endorsing him,

0:14.5

Hokel and Mamdani saying it's just unaffordable.

0:17.1

The affordability problem in New York, it's unaffordable.

0:20.2

They keep telling you how bad it is.

0:23.7

The fact is New York has been run by Democrats for the last 12 years.

0:28.0

I mean, totally run by Democrats, governor, mayor, city council, totally run by Democrats.

0:33.5

If it's so bad and so unaffordable, after 12 years of Democratic rule, that would mean switch parties.

0:41.3

If it's that bad, it's the Democrat that did it.

0:43.6

So switch parties. Vote for the Republican. Vote for Curtis Lee with it.

0:49.5

Hey, speaking to Kathy Oakles, she's got a big problem coming up.

0:53.2

This Long Island Railroad strike could cripple commuting from Long Island.

0:58.9

It just, now, it's Kathy Hokel and the MTA brass that have to deal with the Long Island

1:04.8

Railroad Union, who are described, the New York Post editorial, the union thugs.

1:15.0

And it's a belief. Well well if you look at the facts what the union is asking for I think the New York Post is right is obscene demands

1:20.1

obscene demands 16% wage hike over three years 6.5 percentage points more than other unions accepted.

1:31.2

And the thing is, they're already highly paid.

1:34.0

If you're an engineer on the Long Island Railroad, what do you think the yearly salaries are?

1:38.3

What do you think those guys make?

1:41.1

$49 an hour, almost $50 an hour, $492.

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