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‘Tentative’ Rail Deal Reached To Stave Off Strike

Possible Labor Agreement To Avert National Rail Strike

  • White House announces “tentative agreement” early Thursday.
  • Labor Secretary Marty Walsh said on Twitter that the deal was reached “moments” before 5 a.m. on Thursday after more than 20 straight hours of negotiations.
  • “Moments ago, following more than 20 consecutive hours of negotiations at [the Department of Labor], the rail companies and union negotiators came to a tentative agreement that balances the needs of workers, businesses, and our nation’s economy,” Walsh said.
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