New York's governor is pleading with unions whose workers serve North America’s largest commuter rail system to return to the negotiating table, saying she'll provide refreshments if they'll work to end a 2-day-old strike. Gov. Kathy Hochul appeared at a Manhattan news conference Sunday with the chief executive of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which runs the Long Island Rail Road in New York. It shut down early Saturday after five unions representing about half its workforce walked off the job. The two sides have been negotiating for months on a new contract.