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Striking Montreal transit union likes new offer
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7 i/ F7 u0 l# V" X& W( V3 WMONTREAL — The union representing the 2,050 striking Montreal Transit Corp. maintenance workers said early Saturday it is satisfied with a recommendation made by a conciliator to settle the labour dispute.4 ]0 }' y" f, ]8 _5 a9 K) ]1 o
9 V2 a& ]) K# Q# }$ l- G5 b/ }A brief statement released by the union said members would be asked to vote on the offer on Sunday.; X6 G2 q+ p9 w
p# O6 W1 Y7 lThere were no details of the offer in the statement.1 o& p6 c1 K, f
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On Thursday, Montreal Mayor Gerald Tremblay said he was losing patience with the strikers and the city would not give them any more money.( e" W9 G2 Y( h( ?# K
( w, x" t% V& d+ B# jThe transit corporation offer included an 8.7-per-cent wage increase over four years. The city and the workers were at loggerheads over pensions and how to allocate wage hikes.( M9 `# M2 ~9 Z0 L- A2 k9 P& Y
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Montrealers have only had bus and subway service during weekday rush hours and for two hours late in the evening since the strike began Sunday night.2 S) \7 z" J; M/ w1 c( E
\" J6 C( o2 s$ ~# PEfforts were made to get some service on weekends but the Essential Services Council, which decides what services will be offered in such strikes, had not ruled by early Saturday morning. |
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