Fears of a work stoppage at the D.C. area’s not-so-beloved electric utility appear to have been allayed, with the news that Pepco and the union that represents its workers have reached an agreement on a new contract.

Members of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1900 rejected a proposed contract last month, which was floated about the same time the District’s Public Service Commission approved a slight rate increase on Pepco customers’ bills.

Details of the new deal between Pepco and IBEW have not yet been specified, but the Post reports that the arrangement was hammered out last weekend. The two sides had disagreed over changes to employees’ health and welfare plans, but union president James A. Griffin told the Post the agreement should merit union members’ support:

“I’m grateful for the support the membership gave us during this difficult time,” Griffin said. The union leadership “will be recommending that the membership vote for this contract. But it will ultimately be up to the membership to vote on it.”

The union vote could happen sometime next week, the Post reports. Pepco workers last went on strike in 1985. But some customers would surely argue that the company has been less than productive in the 27 years since its last labor stoppage.