In addition to the education strike that took place in November and December, 15,000 children are still affected by a strike by school bus drivers at Transco in Montreal.
The strike will soon be three months old. It was launched on October 31 by the union which represents 350 bus drivers employed by Transco.
The affected school boards are English Montreal and Lester B. Pearson, as well as the Marguerite-Bourgeoys School Service Center, the Montreal School Service Center and the Sainte-Anne private college.
The heart of the dispute concerns remuneration.
Quebec has already granted additional financial assistance to school transport companies to help them increase salaries, in particular, but also to compensate for higher rents, the increase in the cost of insurance and the electrification of the fleet.
The two parties do not agree on what portion of this additional aid from Quebec should be paid to drivers.
Claude Breton, spokesperson for Autobus Transco, reports that the employer is offering a 20% increase in the first year and 33% for the six-year contract.
But Carole Laplante, president of the union, which is attached to the Federation of Public Service Employees, affiliated with the CSN, judges that this is insufficient, because Transco would have granted more to other drivers in other regions.
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