Long Island Rail Strike Averted in Narrow Vote
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NEW YORK —
Electricians on the Long Island Rail Road narrowly ratified a new contract with the nation’s largest commuter line Tuesday, averting a strike that threatened to stop trains for the second time in two months.
The vote by Local 589 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers was 172 to 169 in favor of the federally mediated pact. Six ballots were ruled invalid. The union had threatened to walk off the job at 12:01 a.m. today.
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