Wabtec and Union Reach Last Minute Agreement to Avoid Strike.

Negotiations between Wabtec Corp. and its union workforce in Erie have been extended after a midnight deadline passed with no agreement. Talks will resume on Saturday at 10 a.m. The two parties have been negotiating since April 27, with the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America representing more than 1,400 workers in Erie. The first contract between the two parties, a four-year agreement, was reached only after a nine-day strike that began almost immediately after the purchase of GE Transportation was finalized.