It’s good news for anxious, would-be drivers: the DriveTest strike will officially end on Monday.

CityNews.ca gave you the good news on December 21 and it was made official just 10 days later.

Late on Thursday evening, employees voted to ratify an agreement that was hammered out nearly two weeks ago.

Votes for the December 18 deal between the United Steelworkers Local 9511 and Serco DES Inc. were tallied at the USW district office.

The job action lasted four long months, preventing Ontario residents from getting new drivers’ licenses and having their existing licenses renewed.

Employees have been off the job since August 21.

Most centres are scheduled to open for business on January 4, while DriveTest “travel points” will open on January 5.

The backlog of exams is expected to take months to clear. Serco DES Inc is planning to hire roughly 100 new employees to deal with the surge in demand.

The details of the agreement are being kept under wraps, but the strike was triggered by a demand for protection on full-time jobs, as well as wages and benefits.

Serco operates 55 full-time examination centres in Ontario and 38 part-time locations.

In 2003, after the province decided to privatize its driver examination operations, Serco acquired the right to provide services for the Ministry of Transportation for 10 years.