US EditionMontreal Transit Strike to Disrupt Metro, Bus Service During Election Day
- On Saturday, Nov. 1, Montreal's Société de transport de Montréal will have no bus or metro service, and between Oct. 31 and Nov. 28, transit runs only during rush hours and late nights.
- The maintenance workers' union has scheduled a four-week walkout starting Oct. 31, involving roughly 2,400 members, while the union representing about 4,500 bus and metro drivers voted to strike on Nov. 1, 15 and 16.
- The STM says some school trips will be canceled and urges parents to check its school service page, while Montreal paratransit service for people with disabilities will operate as usual throughout November.
- A mid-October survey found close to 46 per cent of Montreal SMEs report losses from strikes since June 2025, while the regional transit body estimates roughly $9 million lost this year.
- A mediator is due to join talks soon between the unions and the Société de transport de Montréal, with only a deal before the 10 p.m. deadline able to stop the strike and the STM possibly asking the province to appoint an arbitrator.
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With Negotiations at an Impasse, Montrealers Brace for Four-Week Transit Strike
Montreal’s bus and metro system will be paralyzed entirely on Saturday, with service restricted for most of November. The union representing about 4,500 bus and metro drivers says the strike this weekend—and two other days in November—is its first in 38 years. Maintenance workers are also going on strike between Nov. 2 and Nov. 28, limiting metro and bus service to morning and afternoon rush hours and late at night. The general director of the p…
No bus or metro service Saturday in Montreal as drivers hold one-day strike
Quebec’s labour tribunal has authorized 4,500 bus drivers and metro operators with Montreal’s transit agency, the Société de transport de Montréal (STM), to hold a one-day strike on Saturday, with no essential services other than paratransit.
On November 1st, no service will be offered. Here are some leads available to you during the strikes of the syndicates of the Société de transport de Montréal.
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