(VIA Rail issued the following news release on December 24.)
MONTREAL – VIA Rail Canada is pleased to announce that it has concluded a tentative agreement with the Teamster Canada Rail Conference, representing over 350 locomotive engineers at the national passenger rail service, thus avoiding the possibility of a strike that could have begun on December 24.
Further details of the agreement will be provided following a vote by the members of the union, expected to be held in the coming days.