I didn't bother to say anything before as some others here have much bigger problems than I do, but I'm breathing a huge sigh of relief right now.

As many of you know, I've been working as a bus driver with Calgary Transit for the past two years. It has been by far the best job I've held in my almost 44 years on this planet.

However, we have not had a contract since June of 2006. We've been working to rule for the past 3 months or so, and this week it escalated to a point where the union served strike notice for this Friday. Yay.

Things have finally started to turn around for Karen and I financially, so a strike was the last thing we needed. Going back into debt was not something we wanted to deal with.

I am happy to report that late this afternoon the union and the city have reached a tentative agreement. The strike notice has been recalled, and hopefully by Friday night the membership will vote to agree to the new contract. It's not quite what we were hoping for, but it's better than going on strike and getting nothing.