STM union adopts strike mandate

This is the first term of office of this kind in 40 years for administrative, technical and professional staff.

More than 1300 employees of the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) have a strike mandate.

STM union adopts strike mandate

The union that represents the STM’s administrative, technical and professional workers has adopted a strike mandate because negotiations over a new contract have taken more than a year and are not yet resolved. This union has not held or threatened a strike for more than 40 years.

MONTREAL — The union members of the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) set up a strike warrant on Tuesday night. This is the first term of office of this kind in 40 years for the administrative, technical and professional staff of the local, notes the Canadian Union of Public Service (SCFP) in a press release. The vote was adopted at 87%, the participation rate was not specified. This strike mandate would concern some 1320 employees of the S…