Strike Averted For National Grid Workers On Long Island
Source: NY CBS
MINEOLA, N.Y. (CBSNewYork/AP) – A strike has been averted for 1,100 National Grid workers, who repair gas mains and help operate power plants across Long Island.
The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1049 reached a tentative agreement with National Grid late Friday after more than 10 weeks of bargaining, according to a news release. If no agreement had been reached, workers would have walked off the job at midnight Friday night.
The agreement covers more than 1,000 National Grid workers.
“We are pleased that we have reached a tentative agreement with National Grid that recognizes the contributions of our members and provides them with economic stability and security for the next four years.” IBEW Local 1049 business manager Donald Daley said in the release.
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Utility trucks at the National Grid hub center in Melville, Long Island (credit: Mona Rivera/1010 WINS)
Read more: http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/02/13/talks-continue-as-strike-deadline-nears-for-national-grid-workers-on-long-island/
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