Montreal blue-collar workers to strike for 3 days in April
Posted March 27, 2026 1:58 pm.
Last Updated March 27, 2026 2:41 pm.
Blue-collar workers in the City of Montreal announced three more strike days for mid-April.
The walkout will take place from 6 a.m. on Wednesday, April 15, to 6 a.m. on Saturday, April 18.
Members of this local chapter of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), affiliated with the FTQ, already walked off the job for one day in February.
Essential services must be provided. Management and the union will need to discuss the matter, and regardless of whether they reach an agreement, the Administrative Labor Tribunal will be called upon to rule on whether these services are sufficient to ensure public health and safety.
In a Facebook post, CUPE 301 accused the City of being “stubbornly wedded” to its offer of 11 per cent over five years. The union that offer “would inevitably lead to the impoverishment of workers, who are losing even more of their purchasing power amid the cost-of-living crisis.”
“We will continue to negotiate in good faith to reach a negotiated agreement, but the City will have to make some concessions to get there,” said Jean Pierre Lauzaon, president of CUPE 301.
The collective bargaining agreement expired on Dec. 31, 2024.
Wages are the main point of contention. The union reported on Friday that the normative clauses have been settled.
–With files from La Presse Canadienne
