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Richard Trumka Dept: The agreement was reached in a phone call late Friday night with AFL-CIO labour federation President Richard Trumka, U.S. Chamber of Commerce head Tom Donohue, and Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York, who's been mediating the dispute, according to Vancouver Sun. The deal must still be signed off on by the other senators working with Schumer, including Republicans John McCain of Arizona and Marco Rubio of Florida, but that's expected to happen. With the agreement in place, the senators are expected to unveil their legislation the week of April 8. Their measure would secure the border, crack down on employers, improve legal immigration and create a 13-year pathway to citizenship for the millions of illegal immigrants already here and WASHINGTON - Big business and labour have struck a deal on a new low-skilled worker program, removing the biggest hurdle to completion of sweeping immigration reform legislation that will provide a pathway to U.S. citizenship for 11 million illegal immigrants, labour and Senate officials said. The deal resolves disagreements over wages for the new workers and which industries would be included. Those disputes had led talks to break down a week ago, throwing into doubt whether Schumer and seven other senators crafting a comprehensive bipartisan immigration bill would be able to complete their work as planned. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.