About 4,000 students in West Island and off-island schools do not have transportation Monday morning due to an unrestricted general strike by their bus drivers.
The Trois-Lacs school board in Vaudreuil-Dorion and Lester B. Pearson School Board in Dorval are affected by the strike – though classes will resume as usual.
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78 per cent of Lucien Bissonnette Bus workers who attended a union meeting voted against the latest offers from their employer.
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The Teamsters union that represents drivers said salaries are at the centre of the dispute.
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The strike was already postponed April 10 to give negotiations another chance – but the last meetings failed to resolve the issues.
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