Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers have reached tentative agreements, averting the prospect of a labour dispute that’s loomed over the talks for months.

The Federal Labour Minister says the agreements were reached “voluntarily,” but provided no other details.  The issue of differences in paycheques for rural mail carriers and urban letter carriers had been at the forefront of talks.  The two sides were in talks nearly around the clock at the request of a special mediator.