Amtrak, Union Reach Tentative Labor Deal

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/07/20/ap3937061.html

WASHINGTON -

A union representing Amtrak's 1,300 locomotive engineers announced Friday that it has reached a tentative agreement on a new labor contract with the passenger railroad.

Details were being withheld while union members were presented with the contract for ratification - a process that could take several weeks, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers spokesman John Bentley said.

An Amtrak spokesman also refused to discuss details of the contract.

The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers represents just some of Amtrak's 10,000 employees who have been working under a contract that ended Dec. 31, 1999. About 5,000 more have been without an up-to-date agreement since the end of 2004.

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