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Air Courier

May 1, 2008

New tentative deal reached between Purolator, Teamsters

- Purolator Courier Ltd. and the Teamsters union have reached a second tentative agreement, averting a potential strike.

Teamsters spokesman Stephane Lacroix says that with the help of a federal mediator, the company and the union reached a deal Wednesday night, 24 hours before a strike deadline.

About 10,000 Purolator truck drivers, package handlers, couriers and other workers had been poised to walk off the job at 11:59 p.m. ET Thursday, after rejecting an earlier tentative agreement reached March 27. Read more

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