Hundreds of transit workers gathered outside the Société de transport de Montréal’s (STM) headquarters at Place Bonaventure on Wednesday, demanding higher wages and an end to subcontracted work.

The demonstration began at 12 p.m. with speeches at the office entrance starting a 12:30 p.m. Lunches were handed out as drums and megaphones echoed across the street. Union workers denounced the stalled negotiations, pointing to subcontractors as the major sticking point in negotiations. The crowd chanted “solidarity” after the closing statements and began marching down Gauchetière Street.

Protesters carried a variety of signs from union banners to caricatures of Marie-Claude Léonard, STM’s Chief Executive Officer.

The rally comes as STM employees stage a series of rotating strikes that will co

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