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A Teamsters official says the union
representing drivers and the Star Tribune have tentatively agreed
to a contract.


      Bob Moore, business agent for Teamsters Local 638, says the
tentative agreement was reached Friday evening. He says the union
will meet with members Wednesday to review and vote on the
agreement. He didn't want to release details before members
reviewed it.


      Both sides had agreed to postpone a bankruptcy court hearing to
June 22 in the newspaper's request to cancel its contract with
unionized drivers.


      The union had threatened to strike if the drivers' contract is
scrapped. The Star Tribune wants to pull out of a multi-employer
pension plan that it says is costing it more than $1 million a
year.


      The Star Tribune filed for bankruptcy protection in January.
      

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A Teamsters official says the union
representing drivers and the Star Tribune have tentatively agreed
to a contract.


Star Tribune, driver's union reach tentative agreement

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