Overview

• About 2,400 maintenance workers at Montreal’s transit agency are starting a strike on Sept. 22.
• Bus and metro service will operate mainly during morning and evening rush hours, with additional late-night windows on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
• The work stoppage is expected to last as long as two weeks if no agreement is reached.
• The union rejected an offer made last Thursday, saying management refused to move on key issues.
• Workers are seeking higher pay and limits on subcontracting, while the STM argues the salary proposal is unaffordable by roughly $300 million.