Unions, Long Island Rail Road Agree
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NEW YORK — The Long Island Rail Road, the nation’s largest commuter railroad, said Friday it had reached agreement with the last three of 15 unions that had shut it down in an 11-day strike last month.
The settlements were reached after mediation by a congressional advisory board created Jan. 28 in emergency federal legislation that ended the walkout.
The legislation sent the 6,600 union employees back to work and imposed a 60-day cooling-off period while talks continued. On March 7, the board is to report its recommendations to Congress.
The LIRR carries more than 272,000 passengers on an average day.
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