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Negotiations expected to resume today as Montreal public transit strike in third day

STM maintenance workers began a strike yesterday morning in Montreal to protest changes affecting their jobs and work conditions.
The strike responds to STM's effort to remove clauses preventing outsourcing and privatization amid rising privatization pressures in various public sectors.
Outsourcing of bus maintenance started in the early 2000s, and since then, staff cuts and privatizations have increased, reducing necessary workers.
The strike halted 500 of 1,500 buses overnight, and union president Bruno Jeannotte said, “My members won’t back down,” warning of more strikes if demands are ignored.
The strike threatens significant metro and bus disruptions and implies escalating labor conflicts if STM continues outsourcing and layoffs amid privatization policies.

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Quebec names mediator as Montreal STM strike enters third day

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Negotiations are expected to resume today as Montreal public transit strike in third day

Negotiations between Montreal's public transit authority and its maintenance workers are expected to resume today, the third day of a strike causing headaches across the network.

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Negotiations expected to resume today as Montreal public transit strike in third day

MONTREAL — Negotiations between Montreal's public transit authority and its maintenance workers are expected to resume today, the third day of a strike causing headaches across the network.

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