STM maintenance workers resume strike for two more days
After a pause for the Formula 1 Grand Prix weekend, maintenance workers at the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) are resuming their strike for two more days.
On Monday and Tuesday, bus and Metro services will run during the morning and afternoon rush hours, as well as late in the evening.
Outside these times, service will be reduced to 50 per cent.
The strike by the 2,400 STM maintenance workers began last Monday.
During the first phase of the strike, there was no service outside of essential hours, causing headaches for public transport users.
The strike was suspended for the Grand Prix weekend, with safety concerns cited as the reason for the pause due to the large number of people expected to travel to Île Notre-Dame for the event.
The nine-day strike by the Fédération des employé(e)s des services publics union, affiliated with the Confédération des syndicats nationaux (CSN), is scheduled to end on Tuesday at 10 p.m.
The first mediation meeting between STM management and the maintenance workers' union is scheduled to take place on Monday.
Last Friday, the mediator appointed by Quebec met separately with STM management and the union to familiarize himself with the case and each party's position.
Outsourcing is currently one of the main points of contention.
Stuck with a tight budget, the STM says it needs flexibility.
Meanwhile, the union argues it is fighting against the privatization of certain services and for the preservation of public service jobs.
– This report by The Canadian Press was first published in French on June 16, 2024.
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