Nearly one month after voting to go on strike if workplace violence and understaffing concerns were not addressed , workers reached a tentative agreement with Toronto Community Housing Corporation (TCHC) and Toronto Seniors Housing Corporation (TSHC) early Monday morning.

“Members made it clear that they deserve working conditions that keep them safe, proper supports needed to deliver quality services to tenants, and this agreement reflects that collective power,” said CUPE Local 79 union president Nas Yadollahi in a press release sent just after 1 a.m.

Neither the union nor the city would divulge details of the agreement. Workers, as well as both corporations’ board of directors, must now vote on whether to accept it.

In a statement to the Star, TCHC spokesperson Kimberly Moser sa

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