No bus or Metro today. What you need to know about the 2 STM strikes
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Montreal’s public transit is shut down all day Saturday, except adapted transit, and reduced service will continue for the next 27 days due to two separate strikes, barring a last-minute deal.
The union representing drivers, Metro operators and station agents is on a 24-hour strike and is expected to provide an update on negotiations at 11 a.m.
Maintenance workers with the Syndicat du Transport de Montréal also launched their month-long strike at 10 p.m. Friday night.
Over the duration of that strike, stretching until Nov. 28, adapted transit will operate as usual while bus and Metro service will be reduced seven days a week and confined to the following hours to meet rush-hour needs:
Bus:
Most buses departing before the scheduled end of service will complete their trips, says the STM.
Metro:
Metro stations will close gradually as the last train passes, says the STM.
The maintenance workers' strike will include municipal election day, Sunday. When deciding on the scope of the two strikes, Quebec's labour tribunal said its role was not to weigh citizens' right to vote against workers' right to strike.
It also found that halting all public transit for 24 hours this weekend does not threaten the public's health and safety.
Public Transit advocacy group Trajectoire Québec says the tribunal's considerations are too narrow and that it takes for granted that everyone can afford — or is fit enough — to get around with the "very few" alternatives that exist, its spokesperson Philippe Jacques says.
"We don't have the same interpretation as them at all," he said.
Monthly STM passes can be refunded if the request is made before the first of the month, the public transit authority has indicated on its website. Once a monthly or weekly pass is validated, the regional public transit authority in charge of the STM's fees will not issue refunds or rebates.
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