Union members are expected to vote to approve the agreement in the next few days.

Just 45% of Metro’s more than 12,000 workers are fully vaccinated.

A total of 120 members of the ATU Local 689 have been on strike since October 24 in protest of their work conditions under third-party contractor Transdev.

Metro is accusing the union of engaging in “an unauthorized and potentially unlawful labor action that is significantly impacting riders on the X2 line.”

At 6 p.m. at the New York Ave Presbyterian Church.

The head of the union that represents most Metro workers has identified the two men who were struck and killed this morning by a piece of heavy track equipment. ATU Local 689 president Jackie Jeter said their names were Jeffrey Garrard and Sung Oh, and that both men were longtime employees of Metro. “As I have done several times over the past year, I strongly urge the Authority to take the appropriate actions to…