president biden, who does call himself the most pro union ever, is said to have been instrumental in pushing to get a deal done. he said it gives rail workers better pay, better working conditions and peace of mind. the sticking point for the unions representing more than 50,000 engineers and conductors was not over wages but over guaranteed sick leave. amtrak says it is working quickly to restore cancelled trains. this was something the white house badly wanted, almost needed, arlette. reporter: this really was a result of the negotiations between officials starting at 9 a.m. yesterday and culminating this morning at 5 a.m. they reached a deal around 2:30 in the morning according to a source and spent the final hours finalizing those details. while marty walsh hosted these talks at the labor department, president biden himself also got involved last night. he has fashioned himself as one of the most pro-union presidents in history and he made a call into those negotiat
finalizing those details. while marty walsh hosted these talks at the labor department, president biden himself also got involved last night. he has fashioned himself as one of the most pro-union presidents in history and he made a call into those negotiations around 9 p.m. where he laid out the stakes of what exactly was involved, warning how catastrophic this would be for american consumers and the u.s. economy. one source saying that failure simply was no t an option. this was just a tentative deal. the president said, quote, these rail workers will get better pay, improved working conditions and peace of mind around their health care costs, all hard earned. the agreement is also a victory for railway companies who will be able to retain add recruit more workers for an industry that will continue to be part of the back bone of the american economy for decades to come. now, this agreement will now go