US EditionSTM strike: Do I buy a transit pass for November?
Strike by STM unionized workers limits bus and metro service to rush hours only, disrupting travel and impacting local businesses during ongoing labor negotiations.
- Quebec's Tribunal administratif du travail authorized the Syndicat du transport de Montréal to strike for four weeks starting Oct. 31, affecting STM bus and metro services if no deal is reached by Nov. 28.
- Union leaders noted that after more than 115 negotiation sessions and an employer showing no intention to settle, the Syndicat du transport de Montréal escalated pressure following two shorter strikes this year.
- The Tribunal administratif du travail said only rush‑hour service will operate, with Metros from 6:30 a.m. to 9:40 a.m. and 2:45 p.m. to 5:50 p.m., and buses during similar windows.
- Montreal business owners warn the walkout will strain staff and reduce customer traffic, while Montreal commuters say travel will become stressful and costly, with some estimating about 50 extra for trips.
- With separate notices for Nov. 1, 15 and 16, disruption risks extend beyond the four‑week walkout as SCFP 1983 filed strikes and the tribunal declined election‑day service for Nov. 2, citing most polling stations as walkable.
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24heures.caThe Montreal bus and metro schedule will be reduced every day between November 1 and 28.
Montreal's bus, Metro service to be limited to rush hours all of November if strike goes ahead
Metro and bus service will be constrained to rush hour only for nearly the entire month of November, Quebec’s labour tribunal ruled on Wednesday — if no deal is reached between the STM and its maintenance workers.
Montreal braces for month-long STM strike, businesses warn of strain
Montrealers are preparing for weeks of transit disruptions as unionized maintenance workers at the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) plan to strike starting overnight Oct. 31 into Nov. 1. The walkout is set to last until Nov. 28, affecting bus and metro services across the city. Drivers and metro operators represented by the Syndicat […]
A long strike announced to the Société de transport de Montréal (STM), while the service could be limited to peak hours from November 1 to 28. A question therefore arises: will it be worth taking a monthly card? Or will it be better to buy single tickets, if necessary? Press has done the calculation.
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