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Maintenance workers at the Société de transport de Montréal voted by 98 per cent Sunday to give their union a mandate to hold a six-day strike, saying management’s latest offers threaten their work-life balance.

The Syndicat du Transport de Montréal, representing more than 2,400 employees, said it still hopes to reach a negotiated settlement, but that the employer’s position left it no choice but to take a strike vote.

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“Never in the history of our union has the employer been so demanding and aggressive towards gains made by the union,” said union president Gleason Frenette, whose union is affiliated with the Confédération des syndicats nationaux.

Johanne Dufour, corporate manager of public affairs at the STM, said the transit authority has taken note of the strike vote and will continue to negotiate in good faith.

In a statement, STM executive director Luc Tremblay noted that the strike mandate does not mean there will be a strike.