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Tentative Deal Keeps Montreal Buses and Metro Running This Weekend

A separate union has scheduled a Nov. 19 walkout under an order that 33 essential staff remain on duty.

Overview

  • Société de transport de Montréal reached a tentative agreement late Friday with the union representing drivers and operators.
  • The deal averts a two-day shutdown that had been scheduled from early Saturday through Monday.
  • The agreement still requires ratification by roughly 4,500 bus drivers, Metro operators and station agents.
  • Regular bus and Metro service is expected this weekend, according to the transit agency.
  • A different union representing about 1,316 administrative, technical and professional employees plans to strike Nov. 19, with 33 members required to be available for public health and safety.