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The Société de transport de Montréal (STM) and the union representing its maintenance workers have reached an agreement in principle to renew the workers’ collective agreement.
The agreement was announced on Tuesday and still needs to be presented to the union’s members, but it signals a breakthrough in negotiations that had resulted in disruptive strikes last year.
“The negotiations were long and arduous,” said Bruno Jeannotte, the president of the maintenance workers’ union.
“We did everything in our power to secure the most satisfactory agreement for STM maintenance workers under the current circumstances. It will now be up to the members to vote on this agreement.”
Soraya Martinez Ferrada, the mayor of Montreal, hailed the agreement as good news for public transit users.
“Montrealers will benefit from an efficient, stable, and predictable service that respects taxpayers’ ability to pay,” she said.
In 2025, several STM unions went on strike. The maintenance workers’ union strikes in June, September and November restricted Metro and bus service to rush hour and late evening service.
The STM had said it didn’t have the money to meet the union’s demands. The agency has dealt with annual cash shortfalls, and, even now, needs billions to repair aging Metro infrastructure.
