A deal has been reached between union workers and six Class I railroads, averting a threatened strike that could have snarled the nation’s freight and passenger rail service. The U.S. Department of Labor announced early yesterday that a tentative agreement had been negotiated between the 13 railroad workers’ unions and the management council for the rail carriers. The announcement prevents what could have been a nationwide walkout by 150,000 locomotive engineers, conductors and other employees starting today.

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