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.