A tentative agreement has been reached between the Corporation of the County of Essex and the union road maintenance staff.

After several hours of negotiations Friday, talks between the County of Essex and Teamsters 879, resulted with a tentative agreement being reached.

“We are extremely pleased that we were able to come to a resolution” said Essex County CAO Brian Gregg in a news release. “We believe this is a fair and reasonable deal and one that will allow for the sustainability and continued provision of road maintenance services to the residents of Essex County.”

Details of the agreement will be released, pending ratification of the parties.