US EditionMontreal transit maintenance union suspends strike as new labour bill tabled
Maintenance workers suspended their strike to allow negotiations while Quebec advances Bill 14 to regulate strikes impacting public transit, affecting 2,400 workers, official sources said.
- Montreal's public transit service has resumed after a union representing maintenance workers suspended its strike.
- The Quebec government has tabled legislation to grant itself greater power to intervene and end strikes that disproportionately affect the population.
- Although the maintenance workers' strike has ended, a strike by bus drivers and metro operators is planned for the coming weekend.
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Montreal Transit Strike Ends as Maintenance Workers’ Union Suspends Strike
The Montreal city transit maintenance workers’ union says it is suspending its month-long strike as the province’s labour minister prepares to introduce back-to-work legislation. The union, Syndicat du transport de Montréal–CSN, made the announcement on Nov. 11, while the transit agency, Société de transport de Montréal (STM) said buses would start running at 6:15 a.m. and trains would begin at 6:30 a.m. on Nov 12. The union represents 2,400 mai…
Quebec's Minister of Labour, Jean Boulet, intends to advance his law 14 despite the suspension of the maintenance workers' strike.
The planned strike of bus drivers and metro operators could paralyze the network this weekend.
STM maintenance workers halt strike, service will resume gradually on Wednesday
Société de transport de Montréal (STM) confirms that the suspension of the strike by its maintenance employees will allow it to offer uninterrupted service starting Wednesday morning, but warns that the return to normal will be gradual. The union representing the 2,400 maintenance employees, affiliated with the CSN, announced that its strike, which has been […]
On the occasion of his press review, on Wednesday, Paul Arcand gave an update on the labour dispute at the STM.
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