As municipal blue-collar workers are set to begin their three-day strike Wednesday, City officials said essential services will continue without interruption.
Blue-collar workers have announced their third walkout from 6 a.m. on Wednesday, April 15, to 6 a.m. on Saturday, April 18 demanding better wages.
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Authorities said emergency services and other work deemed to be essential for public health and safety will not be affected, including:
Household waste collection in the Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough, scheduled for Wednesday will proceed as part of essential services, and the collection scheduled for Thursday will be postponed to Saturday, according to the administration.
The City will suspend parking restrictions related to street maintenance operations on all three days of the strike. Other parking regulations remain in effect, including those regarding metered parking, on-street parking zones reserved for residents, limited-time zones, as well as reserved lanes, spaces reserved for people with reduced mobility, and secured zones (e.g., fire hydrants).
The administration also said that there maybe changes to services during the strike period.
Montrealers are asked to consult the City’s website or call 311 before heading to municipal facilities to ensure they are offered.
The three-day strike is the third walkout that 5,500 blue-collar workers belonging to the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), affiliated with the FTQ. Workers staged a one-day walkout in February.
The union and the City have been in negotiations since February 2025. The previous collective agreement expired on Dec. 31, 2024.
