After a month and a half of negotiations, CAW Local 598 has reached a tentative collective agreement with the Xstrata Nickel Sudbury Division.
The union stated on its website that the bargaining committee "fought long and hard in the past 48 hours in an effort to reach a fair and equitable collective agreement."
Times will be outlined through the next day to inform the 540 members of the details of the agreement. Ratification votes will be held through the week.
"We can continue to work together to pursue our goals in Sudbury, positioning our business for future success," said Marc Boissonneault, vice-president of Xstrata Nickel's Sudbury operations, in a release.
"The achievement of this tentative agreement was the result of dedication and commitment on both sides of the bargaining table. I congratulate the teams for attaining this positive outcome."
The move narrowly averts a second strike among the city's mining unions. Nearly 3,100 members of United Steelworkers Local 6500 have been on strike from Vale Inco since July 2009.
Xstrata Nickel's Sudbury operations consist of the Nickel Rim South project, as well as a mill and smelter. It is a division of Xstrata plc, headquartered in Zug, Switzerland.
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