President Joe Biden announced the tentative deal Thursday morning, averting a potential strike that would have affected train commuters and supply chains throughout Southern California and the nation.
The agreement, which still needs approval by the district and union, likely ends a year-long dispute that included threats of a strike.
The deal would draw down the total number of city employees working on expired contracts by 600 as the city seeks deals with the nine remaining groups representing city workers.
The contract with the city’s 400 sworn Fire Department employees will be put to a vote of union membership later this month.
The union— which represents 18,000 workers at 190 stores in Southern California—announced in late June that its membership had voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike if talks broke down.
The Long Beach Firefighters Association and the City of Long Beach have reached a tentative agreement over a successor labor agreement, city officials announced Thursday.
