STM maintenance workers begin strike, disrupting commutes across Montreal
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Transit users are adjusting their commutes Monday as maintenance workers with Montreal's transit authority launch a week-long strike.
On Monday morning, bus and metro cars began running a little after 6:30 a.m., about an hour later than usual.
The strike lasts until June 17, but service hours will vary according to the day.
The first three days of this week, June 9 to 11, will be the most challenging for commuters as bus and Metro cars will only run during specific rush-hour and latenight windows.
Those windows are from 6:30 a.m. to 9:38 a.m., from 2:45 p.m. to 5:48 p.m. and from 11 p.m. to 1 a.m.
You can find a detailed breakdown of the service hours during the strike and the reasons for it here.
On Monday morning, Marie-Claude Léonard, the executive director of the Société de transport de Montréal (STM), reiterated the need to for commuters to plan their trips and expect delays as well as crowding in transit.
She also stressed that bus and Metro car drivers need to have completed their service runs by the end of the more limited schedules.
That means, for example, don't expect to catch a bus or Metro at 9:38 a.m, 5:48 p.m. or at 1 a.m.
The 2,400 maintenance workers involved in the strike are with the Syndicat du transport de Montréal, a union affiliated with the Confédération des syndicats nationaux (CSN) labour federation. The union held a news conference Monday at around 7:30 a.m.
Union representatives said the strike is not about forcing the STM to cave in to their demands — it's about forcing the public transit agency to back off what the union describes as unacceptable demands.
Bruno Jeannotte, the president of the Syndicat du transport de Montréal, said the STM wants to outsource more work that should be done by unionized employees. He also said the STM wants to implement more inconsistent work schedules, which makes working for the transit authority less appealing.
This story will be updated throughout the morning with details from the union's news conference as well as the latest information about what to expect from your commutes.
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