Metro, buses will only run at rush hour, end of the night during most of STM maintenance workers strike

Montreal Gazette

02-06-2025

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Société de transport de Montréal buses and the métro will only run at rush hour and late at night during most of a nine-day strike by STM maintenance workers that starts next week, but normal services will be provided during Grand Prix weekend.
The Tribunal administratif du travail issued a decision Monday approving an agreement between the union and the STM to continue providing essential services during the strike scheduled to begin June 9.
According to the agreement, service will be provided as follows:
June 9-11:
Bus service 6:15 to 9:15 a.m., 3 to 6 p.m., and 11:15 p.m. to 1:15 a.m.
Métro service 6:30 to 9:38 a.m., 2:45 to 5:48 p.m., and 11 p.m. to 1 a.m.
No service outside these times
June 12:
Bus service 6:15 to 10:15 a.m., 3 to 7 p.m., and 11:15 p.m. to 1:15 a.m.
Métro service 6:30 to 10:38 a.m., 2:45 to 6:48 p.m., and 11 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Service at up to 50 per cent outside these times
June 13-15:
Normal bus and métro service
June 16-17:
Bus service 6:15 to 9:15 a.m., 3 to 6 p.m., and 11:15 p.m. to 1:15 a.m.
Métro service 6:30 to 9:38 a.m., 2:45 to 5:48 p.m., and 11 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Service at up to 50 per cent outside these times
Adapted transit service will be maintained at 100 per cent throughout the strike.
The labour tribunal said transit service levels during the Grand Prix June 13-15 will be the same as during previous editions of the race.
This is the second time the Syndicat des employés d'entretien de la Société de transport de Montréal has sought permission to strike, after the tribunal blocked another strike plan last week.
The union had sought to close the métro completely for one day, only offering essential services for buses, but the tribunal refused the plan, ruling that it offered insufficient essential services.
The CSN-affiliated union represents around 2,400 maintenance workers.
Negotiations between the union and the public transit company are ongoing. At issue are the way nighttime and weekend schedules are created, how workers are transferred from one facilities to another and the use of subcontractors and privatization.
On Sunday, bus drivers and métro operators, who are part of a separate union, also voted in favour of a strike.
This story was originally published June 2, 2025 at 5:38 PM.