A school bus driver strike has been averted in Durham region and Scarborough.
The union representing First Student Canada drivers in Ajax and Brooklin says it has reached a tentative deal with the employer.
Job action would have affected 10,000 students in Ajax, Brock, Oshawa, Pickering, Scarborough, Scugog, Uxbridge and Whitby areas.
The drivers were in a strike position as of Thursday morning.
In a statement, Unifor Local 4268 says a ratification vote will be held in the coming days.
“This is good news for drivers, and good news for parents,” Naureen Rizvi, the union's Ontario regional director, said in the statement. “We have reached a deal that addresses our key concerns, and better reflects the hours drivers actually work.”
The main sticking point was unpaid time for the drivers at the beginning and the end of their shifts.