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Montreal’s blue collar city workers, members of CUPE 301, have laid down their tools for a 24-hour strike.  They are not launching a full-scale strike, and do not want the people of Montreal to have to pay for failed negotiations - and are making sure that all essential services continue to be provided.

However, two years of negotiations have failed to reach a settlement.  And over those years, while the number of workers on the Island of Montreal have been decreasing, the number of layers of management and organizational structures has exploded - resulting in poor coordination of services, disorganization, and poorer public services.

This round of negotiations provides an opportunity to improve Montreal’s infrastructure by committing strongly to quality public services, rather than allowing those services to be sold off piecemeal to the private sector.  

This short work stoppage is a warning cry, drawing attention to the failure of elected officials to take their responsibility to the City of Montreal seriously.