STM maintenance workers' strike begins on Grand Prix weekend

The union of 2,400 maintenance workers for the Société de transport de Montréal (STM), which includes mechanics and electricians, has given notice of an overtime-hours strike starting this weekend and extending until June 22. Employees are refusing to work more than 40 hours a week during this two-week period.
The STM and the union agreed on essential services that must be maintained during the strike, including special circumstances related to this weekend’s Formula O