Tuesday is the last day of the STM strike, for now, but no agreement has yet been reached. More strike actions may be looming.
Mayor Plante is asking the union to use other forms of pressure that won’t inconvenience users, but what would she suggest? The leverage workers have is to deny their labour. That’s the whole point.
The mother of the missing little girl has been charged with child abandonment but the kid still hasn’t been found.
Very sad. My guess after watching a couple of her TikToks is a mental health crisis triggered by a custody battle.
She has been found alive in Ontario.
The city announced Tuesday morning that it had confirmed the Grand Prix will be held here annually until 2035.
Mayor Plante is happy that GP weekend went off without a hitch. Even the weather cooperated.
The nice clear air meant the sound didn’t carry much, so I didn’t hear it at all. In fact I completely forgot it was even happening until the Snowbirds flew right over my house, which was pretty dramatic.
Ian 14:24 on 2025-06-17 Permalink
Work to rule, boycotts, stickers, uniform non-compliance, adding lengthy explanatory notes to all internal emails, slow-downs, everyone calling in sick days at once…
All perfectly legal, too.
Kate 17:33 on 2025-06-17 Permalink
It’s the maintenance workers, though. They could wear camo pants – hell, they could wear fairytale princess dresses – and the public would never know.
MB 18:47 on 2025-06-17 Permalink
Unfortunately, there are many types of pressure tactics that are not strictly speaking legal in Quebec. Especially many of the work-to-rule, slow-downs, mass sick outs type actions. The reason? Downside of the our flavour of anti-scab regulations. Over time, the administrative court has ruled that in exchange for the freedom to strike without anyone getting brought in to take your job, you lose your ability to partially strike. (Not to be confused with intermittently striking, which happens often).
That’s not to say that unions couldn’t do these actions. Push the envelope. If they’re pulled off with efficiency, precision, decent lawyers, and a thick wallet, a victory that gets the public on side may be worth it.
Ian 20:10 on 2025-06-18 Permalink
Asking for permission and making your intentions known are rookie mistakes.