Via Rail has reached an tentative agreement with the union that represents 2,400 of its workers throughout the country, the Crown Corporation said Friday.
The agreement avoids a strike involved to Unifor members, who had voted for a strike mandate that would be exercised as early as Sunday.
Unifor says that the tentative agreement offers earnings in salaries, job security and working conditions.
The union represents workers in the railway stations, maintenance centers, the customer service, administrative offices and trains on board.
Unifor did not publish details of the agreement, preferring to inform its members at the meetings scheduled in the coming weeks.
Via Rail has said that he was committed to a fair and reasonable agreement as he remained competitive and provided a quality service.
The two parties had broken the contract conversations earlier this month, preparing the stage for a possible strike.
Through Rail and Unifor they have stopped contractual negotiations. The union says that Via Rail is refusing to solve problems with a work allocation system that has caused ‘short chronic hours and a reduced salary’. Management argues that it is negotiating in good faith and hopes to reach a new agreement before the strike deadline of June 22.
