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Montreal-area school bus drivers to strike Wednesday

Thousands of Montrealers will be scrambling to find alternative means of transport as Autobus Transco employees will be on strike next week. Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2017. File photo/Global

Montreal school bus drivers have announced they will be walking off the job Wednesday, Feb. 28, after having rejected the latest offer by their employer, Autobus Transco.

The Transco-CSN union says the agreement failed to address drivers’ wage concerns.

READ MORE: Montreal school bus strike looms as drivers reject tentative deal

It will be the third day-long strike since union members voted overwhelmingly in favour of a strike mandate in late January.

Some 15,000 students on 300 different routes will have to find alternative means of getting to school.

WATCH: Thousands of Montreal parents scrambled to get their kids to school as unionized Autobus Transco employees began a two-day strike.

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The affected school boards are as follows:

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  • Lester B. Pearson School Board: 2,640 students on 55 routes
  • Commision scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys: 3,936 students on 82 routes
  • Commission scolaire de Montréal: 2,832 students on 59 routes
  • English Montreal School Board: 4,224 students on 88 routes
  • Collège Sainte-Anne, a private school: 864 students on 18 routes

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