Maintenance employees with Montreal's public transit authority have voted overwhelmingly approved a six-day rotating strike mandate. The 2,400 STM workers who repair and service Montreal's buses and Metros voted 98 per cent in favour of a strike on Sunday at the union's general assembly meeting. The union argues the STM is "attacking the different work-life balance measures" secured by workers in the past, saying employees have had enough of their demands. Despite the vote in favour of pressure tactics, Frenette said there are no set days planned for a strike and the union is still ready to negotiate. "We want to avoid a strike as long as we can," he said.

Source: CBC News February 18, 2018 17:41 UTC