Winnipeg Transit workers accept new contract, avoid strike

WINNIPEG — Transit workers in Winnipeg accepted a new contract Friday afternoon.

Drivers and maintenance workers voted 59.8% in favour of accepting the new deal.

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The Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1505 rejected a previous offer by 51% in May. A week later they returned to the bargaining table and hammered out a new contract.

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City council still has to approve the deal.