The city of Montreal and the union representing its blue‑collar workers announced a tentative collective agreement on September 21, 2026, cancelling a strike that had been slated to begin the following day and run through September 28.
The agreement was reached after negotiations over a new contract between the municipal authorities and the union. The tentative deal eliminates the need for a weeklong work stoppage that would have affected municipal services across the city.
The planned strike was scheduled for September 22 to September 28, a period that would have seen workers walk out for a full week. By securing the tentative agreement, both parties avoided the disruption that a prolonged absence of blue‑collar staff could have caused.
The city and the union indicated that the tentative agreement would be presented to their respective members for ratification. If approved, the contract would replace the pending strike action with a finalized labor deal.
The resolution comes as the city and the union had been engaged in talks to update the terms of employment for the workforce. The tentative nature of the deal means that final approval is still required, but the immediate effect is the postponement of the strike that had been set for early September.
With the tentative deal in place, municipal services that depend on blue‑collar staff are expected to continue without interruption during the period that had been set for the strike in the city through September 28 again.