Unifor says the four-year contract with the delivery company was approved with 72 per cent support from members. The contract affects more than 2,100 DHL Express Canada employees who work as truck drivers, couriers and warehouse and clerical roles.

Unifor National President Lana Payne said in a news release Saturday that she is “very proud” of all members of the National Bargaining Committee for standing strong and fighting for the respect they deserve. DHL Express said in a statement that it has restored all services in Canada and all of its operations will be effective June 30.

The workers were laid off after midnight on June 8 and went on strike.

The company and the union, which had been negotiating for nearly a year, had been at odds over the use of replacement workers since a federal law banning the practice during a work stoppage took effect. The German-owned courier, which has 5,000 customers in Canada including Lululemon, Shein and Siemens, continued to work for the first 12 days of the work stoppage before closing on the morning of June 20, the same day the law went into effect.

Unifor said the approved agreement includes a 15.75 percent wage increase, pension increases for hourly workers and a new pension for owner-operators. It said the agreement also includes increased short- and long-term disability payments, new mental health benefits, increased separation and updated language on artificial intelligence, robotics and work-from-home policies. The union said DHL employees will return to work after approval but did not give a specific timeframe. It thanked the public for their patience as workers work through a backlog of packages and deliveries.