NEW YORK (WABC) -- President Donald Trump has signed an executive order establishing a Presidential Emergency Board to "investigate disputes" between the Long Island Rail Road and the unions.

Union leaders made the request for the emergency board during a press conference on Monday -- effectively delaying any potential LIRR strike for months.

That means service will continue on the busiest commuter railroad in North America while this emergency board process is underway. A strike could occur next May, however, if a compromise with the MTA isn't reached.

The news comes after the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen announced on Monday that 99.9% of its 529 active LIRR union members voted to authorize a strike.

The coalition of unions, however, agreed to formally request T

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