Union was in legal strike position
Unifor has reached a tentative agreement with one of the world's largest international parcel shipping companies, avoiding midnight job action deadline.
"The bargaining committee worked around the clock to secure fair compensation for the workers who make DHL successful," said Mario Santos, Unifor national representative. "DHL has achieved success and growth in recent years, and its unionized employees were a key party of that."
Unifor's 900 members would have been in a legal strike position at 12:01 a.m. ET on Feb. 6, said the union.
DHL's regional offices are located on or near airport properties across Canada, which could have caused complications for some airports' operations.
Unifor represents all DHL workers outside of Quebec working as express mail couriers and logistics administrators. Most DHL operations facilities are located at airports, including Vancouver, Hamilton, Edmonton and Calgary.
