It’s Day 3 of the STM maintenance workers’ strike, and Montreal commuters are facing limited bus and metro services until Nov. 28.

The walkout by the Syndicat du transport de Montréal–CSN began Saturday alongside a one-day strike by bus and metro operators and station agents (CUPE 1983) – which saw the entire public transit system shut down for 24 hours.

The maintenance workers’ strike is expected to continue for four weeks if no agreement is reached.

The union, which represents about 2,400 maintenance employees, including mechanics and bus and metro service staff, held a press conference Monday morning to update the public on negotiations.

Negotiations stalled

Union leaders say they have made repeated efforts to move discussions forward but accuse STM management of maintaining a rigi

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