Article content

The Société de transport de Montréal said on Thursday that it has reached an agreement in principle with its 4,500 bus and métro drivers.

This union is attached to the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) affiliated with the FTQ. It represents not only bus drivers and subway operators, but also ticket sellers, para-transit drivers and STM service centre attendants.

We apologize, but this video has failed to load.

tap here to see other videos from our team. Try refreshing your browser, or STM says deal reached with bus, métro drivers Back to video

The tentative agreement was reached Wednesday night. Details have not been made public. The union says it wants to present it to its members first. It also represents ticket booth attendants, adapted transit users and employees at the STM’s service centre.

A meeting of the union members will be held to discuss the agreement and to hold a vote on it.

The collective agreement expired on Jan. 7.

In May, bus drivers and métro operators voted to exercise pressure tactics that could have included going on strike. In recent weeks, they wore a yellow T-shirt with black “respect” and “nego 2018” slogans.