First mediation session to begin Monday in Montreal public transit strike

Montreal's public transit system was operating at 50 per cent capacity Thursday due to the ongoing STM strike.

The first mediation session between Montreal’s public transit authority and its striking maintenance workers is scheduled to begin on Monday.

About 2,400 maintenance workers have been on strike for four days after more than a year of negotiating.

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Bus and Metro service has been reduced to 50 per cent but is expected to return to normal for the Canadian Grand Prix weekend.

Bruno Jeannotte, the president of the maintenance workers’ union, told reporters that the assigned mediator is slated to meet separately with both sides to get familiar with each party’s position.

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The strike is scheduled to end on June 17, but Jeannotte has said the union is prepared to escalate if a deal isn’t reached.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 12, 2025.