By Carter Roos, Guest Writer Railroad workers and their unions reached a tentative deal with management to avert a national strike. Workers were raising concerns around compensation and workers’ medical rights. After months of tension among rail workers, their union and management at various freight rail companies, a tentative agreement was reached early last Thursday, avoiding a strike among workers. The agreement came less than two days before the deadline set by the various unions involved in discussions and provides a temporary relief to the threat of the strike, which could have had major economic repurcussions.  Threats of the strike … Continue reading Union reaches deal to avert strike