TORONTO — The union representing about 3,000 striking academic workers at York University reached a tentative deal with the post-secondary institution Sunday night, marking a potential end to a labour disruption that has gone on for nearly two months.

The Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 3903 said its contract faculty, teaching and graduate assistants, research assistants and part-time librarians at the north Toronto university are looking forward to eventually returning to work after walking off the job on Feb. 26.