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Nationwide rail strike fears dimmed by labor deal
Washington AP report says the prospect of a nationwide rail shutdown on March 1 faded after the Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Clerks reached an agreement with railroads following an all night session led by Assistant Secretary of Labor W J Usery Jr The deal covers clerks and other unions had agreements with two holdouts and paves the way for possible settlement with the United Transportation Union which has not signaled a definite strike The four unions seek three year contracts with wage hikes and cost of living adjustments while the current average wage is about 3 50 an hour and a retroactive raise of roughly 13 percent was provided by Congress. A separate March 5 strike threat looms from the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen.
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Washington
Labor Department
Brotherhood of Railway and
Airline Clerks
W. J. Usery Jr
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Workers
Hotel and Restaurant Employes Union
Clerks
James D. Hodgson
United Transportation Union
UTU
Congress
Congressional
Nixon
Capitol
UTA
Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen