AUSTIN, Texas - CapMetro bus drivers have reached a tentative agreement with Keolis, a French-owned subcontractor, to avoid a strike.

The tentative agreement includes signigicant wage increases, more vacation, a better work-life balance, and other improvements the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 1091 pushed for.

The union also provided specific details: What they're saying: "We are pleased to announce that after long negotiations, Local 1091 has reached a tentative agreement with Keolis," said ATU Local 1091 President and Business Agent Brent Payne.