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Global News
14-06-2025
- Global News
Formula 1 race parks city-wide transit strike in Montreal
A sweeping city-wide transit strike has been temporarily halted for Montreal's Formula One Grand Prix, as hundreds of thousands of tourists flood the city for the weekend event. Maintenance workers with Montreal's public transit agency (STM) launched a strike on Monday, disrupting service across the city after more than a year of stalled contract negotiations. About 2,400 mechanics walked off the job, reducing bus and metro service to just 50 per cent — operating only during morning and evening rush hours, as well as late at night. However, full service resumed Friday and will continue through Sunday to accommodate the Canadian Grand Prix weekend. The temporary pause in the strike was mandated to handle the surge in transit demand during the major international event. 1:56 Montreal officials say they've left no stone unturned to prepare for Grand Prix after last year's scandal Reduced service will resume on Monday and continue until the strike officially ends on June 17. The first mediation session between the STM and unionized workers is also set for Monday. Story continues below advertisement The union says negotiations have stalled on such things as the use of subcontracting and on scheduling, especially around night shifts. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. Sign up for breaking National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy The head of the maintenance workers' union has warned that the strike could escalate if a deal isn't reached. Bruno Jeannotte, the president of the maintenance workers' union, told reporters that the assigned mediator is slated to meet separately with both sides to get familiar with each party's position. Transit service resumed normal schedules Friday as part of the three-day reprieve with full-day, regular-frequency metro and bus service running through Sunday. The temporary return to normal operations was authorized by Quebec's labour tribunal, the Tribunal administratif du travail, which approved the measure to handle the expected surge in ridership for the event.
Montreal Gazette
13-06-2025
- Business
- Montreal Gazette
STM returns to full service for Grand Prix weekend
A three-day reprieve from reduced transit service began Friday, with métro and buses returning to their regular schedules despite the STM maintenance workers' strike. The full-day, regular-frequency service will last until Sunday, coinciding with Grand Prix weekend. It is part of the strike plan approved by the Tribunal administratif du travail, Quebec's labour tribunal, which deemed the reprieve necessary to accommodate the influx of transit riders attending the event. Transit service will return to 50 per cent frequency outside peak hours Monday and Tuesday, the last days of the nine-day strike. The STM and union are set to meet with the newly appointed mediator Friday. Both sides and the mediator plan to return to the bargaining table Monday. The union and employer remain far apart on key issues, union president Bruno Jeannotte said Thursday, including on the STM's proposal to use subcontractors.
Montreal Gazette
03-06-2025
- Politics
- Montreal Gazette
This month's Grand Prix weekend will run smoother than last year's, Plante says
The city has learned from its errors, and this month's Grand Prix weekend will be a much smoother event than the 2024 edition, Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante pledged Tuesday. Last year, Tourism Minister Caroline Proulx bashed the city's lack of organization during Grand Prix weekend, saying she was 'ashamed' of some of the events that transpired. Among them, paddocks were flooded during a heavy downpour, as was the broadcast booth. The city's police force had a miscommunication with race organizers and closed access points to Île Notre-Dame, which led to heavy congestion. And the fire department forced several restaurants to close because their terrasses didn't conform to the city's fire code. Plante said on Tuesday that things will be better for this year's edition of Grand Prix weekend, which gets underway on June 13. She insisted that public transit will be the best way to reach the island, even though transit workers are poised to walk off the job on June 9 for a nine-day strike. During the work stoppage, buses and the métro will only run during morning and evening rush hours and late at night, but regular service will be maintained during the entire Grand Prix weekend. 'Last year a lot of things happened all at the same time,' Plante said. 'What I'm really proud of is that in the last year, we've been working to address every single thing that went wrong and find solutions. It wasn't perfect last year. We need to do better, and this is what we're working towards.' She said, however, the city wasn't solely to blame for all the problems, as the province also owns part of the infrastructure that was problematic. Plante welcomed the decision by the Tribunal administratif du travail allowing transit workers to strike, but ordering service to remain the same during weekday rush hours and the Grand Prix weekend. However, she said she hopes that STM management and employees can come to a resolution resolving the labour conflict quickly in order not to punish users. Also speaking to reporters Tuesday, Éric Alan Caldwell, the chairperson of the STM's board of directors, said he welcomed the declaration of transit as an essential service, but said managers will be scrambling in the coming days to figure out how to modify service during the strike. He plans to meet reporters on Wednesday to further detail how the STM will cope during the labour conflict. Negotiations between the maintenance workers' union and the public transit company are continuing. At issue are the way nighttime and weekend schedules are created, how workers are transferred between facilities 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 3, 2025 at 2:56 PM.
Montreal Gazette
02-06-2025
- Automotive
- Montreal Gazette
Metro, buses will only run at rush hour, end of the night during most of STM maintenance workers strike
By 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.
