Union Reports Tentative Deal to Avert L.I.R.R. Strike
A “tentative agreement” has been reached to avert a strike on the Long Island Rail Road, one of the railroad’s unions told members on Thursday.
The announcement, posted on the website of an electricians’ union involved in the continuing labor dispute, came hours after Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said he begun participating directly in the negotiations.
A union member, who requested anonymity because a deal had not been announced officially, said that strike organizers had received text messages telling them to ease strike preparations on Thursday.
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