Via Rail Strike Averted With Last-Minute Deal With Unifor

Via Rail Strike Averted With Last-Minute Deal With Unifor
Passengers arrive at a Via Rail kiosk at Central Station in Montreal, Oct. 6, 2021. (The Canadian Press/Ryan Remiorz
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Officials with Via Rail and Unifor Council 4000 and Local 100 have announced a tentative deal has been struck just ahead of a deadline that would have seen some 2,400 workers walk off the job.

A late-night statement from Via Rail says the deal, which still has to be ratified by the union, will be retroactive to January 1, 2022 and in effect through December 31, 2024.