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Transit strike ends as workers accept deal
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Sunday, November 23, 2003
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3 V0 d3 H) j( Y% C) [( gMONTREAL - A week-long transit strike that left commuters scrambling and business operators frustrated in Montreal ended Sunday after maintenance workers accepted a new deal.

( X% z* X4 w: s# r# H  eThe union representing 2,050 striking workers announced that more than 90 per cent voted in favour of the new contract with the Montreal Transit Corp. after learning the details in a closed-door meeting earlier in the day.

  X5 E& R. w" e/ yTransit service was to be gradually reinstated to full service throughout the day Sunday.

Montrealers had been forced to cope with limited bus and subway service during weekday rush hours and for two hours late at night since the employees walked off the job Nov. 16.
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: O* f5 U$ I; Q, T5 J0 qThe union issued a statement early Saturday saying it was satisfied with a conciliator's recommendation to settle the dispute.
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- x2 E6 o, H/ n6 uThe transit corporation offer included an 8.7-per-cent wage increase over four years. The city and workers were at loggerheads over pensions and how to allocate wage hikes.
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4 K* |6 k3 N6 f3 tDetails of the new deal were not immediately available to the public.

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Sunday, November 23, 2003

The strike is over!
Service is gradually returning back to normal

( L3 H& f8 I4 k( a • Métro network •
+ S& K( m, d7 E: E/ {5 H" [Normal service resumed at 3:00 p.m. today
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• Bus network •
! z+ @1 h4 h, u7 FNormal service resumed at 2:00 p.m. today

• Night network •
Normal service returns this evening