Union employees for the Minneapolis-based airline had overwhelmingly moved to authorize a strike in August and previously voted down an earlier contract in 2023.

Sun County Airlines and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) announced Thursday that they have reached an Agreement in Principle on a new collective bargaining agreement covering the airlines about 800 flight attendants,

Members of the Teamsters Local 120 have come to an agreement in principle with the airline on a new tentative contract. The Teamsters and Sun Country began contract negotiations in 2019 and entered into federal mediation in December 2023.