President Trump stepped in on a Long Island Rail Road labor dispute with an executive order Tuesday – ensuring there will be no work stoppage for at least four months.

Trump’s order establishing a federal emergency board comes after five labor unions representing LIRR workers asked the federal government to intervene on a contract impasse with New York State Gov. Kathy Hochul and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority .

White House spokesman Kush Desei said Trump signed the order “to prevent a strike that could have crippled the New York City area and disrupted the upcoming Ryder Cup [golf tournament] on Long Island.”

President Trump signed an executive order to prevent Long Island Rail Road workers from going on strike. AFP via Getty Images

The emergency board will probe th

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