Key Dates and Service Impacts

Here’s a breakdown of how STM services will be affected during the strike:

June 9,10,11

• Metro: Regular service will operate during the following hours:
  • 6:30 a.m. to 9:38 a.m.
  • 2:45 p.m. to 5:48 p.m.
  • 11 p.m. to 1 a.m.

  Outside these hours, metro service will be unavailable.

• Bus: Regular service will operate during the following hours:
  • 6:15 a.m. to 9:15 a.m.
  • 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
  • 11:15 p.m. to 1:15 a.m.

  Outside these hours, bus service will be unavailable.

June 12

• Metro: Regular service will operate during the following hours:
  • 6:30 a.m.to 10:38 a.m.
  • 2:45 p.m.to 6:48 p.m.
  • 11 p.m. to 1 a.m.

  service will be reduced to 50% outside these hours.

• Bus: Regular service will operate during the following hours:
  • 6:15 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.
  • 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
  • 11:15 p.m.to 1:15 a.m.

  Service will be reduced to 50% outside these hours.

June 13, 14, 15: Grand Prix Weekend

Metro and bus services will operate on a regular schedule due to the Grand Prix of Canada, held on Île Sainte-Hélène. However, expect notable crowding on the Yellow Line.

June 16

• Metro: Regular service will operate during the following hours:
  • 6:30 a.m. to 9:38 a.m.
  • 2:45 p.m. to 5:48 p.m.
  • 11 p.m. to 1 a.m.

  Service will be reduced to 50% outside these hours.

• Bus: Regular service will operate during the following hours:
  • 6:15 a.m. to 9:15 a.m.
  • 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
  • 11:15 p.m. to 1:15 a.m.

  Service will be reduced to 50% outside these hours.

The Legal and Labor Context

The Administrative Labor Tribunal (TAT) has approved the strike mandate for the STM maintenance employees. According to a press release from the state, In anticipation of this strike, the court ruled on the services provided for the agreement between the parties and it declares that they are sufficient for the health or security of the population to be endangered. The court emphasized the importance of maintaining regular services during the Montreal Grand Prix, scheduled for June 13-15.

The state further clarified, The agreement provides that there will be no interruption of the metro and buses services. Thus,the level of service will be the same as when he holds previous editions of the Grand Prix of Canada.

The approximately 2,400 STM maintenance employees, represented by the Montreal – CSN transport union, are protesting what they describe as setbacks proposed by the employer, particularly concerning working conditions.

Adding to the labor tensions, metro operators and bus drivers, members of the Canadian Public Service Syndicate (SCFP), voted overwhelmingly (99%) in favor of their own strike mandate on Saturday evening.

However, Frédéric Therrien, president of the union, assured listeners in an interview on QUB radio, the means of pressure and their strike mandate will not disturb the major Montreal automotive event.