workers who worked tirelessly throughout the pandemic. the unions representing more than 50,000 engineers and connecters, they were threatening the first rail strike in 30 years. the hang up was over a system that the union said penalizes workers for sick leave and doctors visits. amtrak had already cancelled routes in anticipation of the strike. with the midterms looming there was pressure to get a deal done here. the disruption would have been had catastrophic impacts on industries, travelers and families across the country. but the story is about what didn t happen. no disruption, at least one that won t last more than a few days now. let s go to jeremy diamond at the white house for the details of the deal. reporter: good morning. 20 hours of negotiations finally
clearly. and the fact the negotiations stretched overnight and the administration was involved in it, that labor secret marty walsh was involved overnight, stresses not only the closeness with the unions but the fear of the catastrophic impacts that could happen if the shutdowns take place. and already we ve seen some impacts. so some of the impacts will be unavoidable with cancellations and more. but the worst of course has been avo av avoided. that s right. jeremy diamond, appreciate your reporting on this thank you. let s go to adrienne broaddus, she s there with the latest on this. reporter: brianna, as you can imagine, relief this morning. our colleague, jeremy, laid it out so well there. but this tentative agreement was enough to satisfy the engineers