Hello dear friends and fellow bloggers! I hope you are all doing well!
I just saw the Montreal News on TV this evening and unfortunately, the Montreal buses and metro will be going on strike beginning next week, for two weeks. So next week and the week after.
They want a 25% increase in salary over the next 3 years. They have been offered half this amount. This is their reason for striking.
They said they will offer "essential services" as in 6 to 9 a.m. and 3 to 6 p.m. So anyone who works or students will be fine. But for seniors, or even mothers with young children who they need to take to daycare, etc., well...you get the inconvenience. Obviously we are not considered "essential."
This is not good news for me, because it takes away my ease and freedom of getting around the city for shopping, even doctor's appointments, etc.
Now I don't have a doctor's appointment, thankfully, but all senior citizens, including myself, especially will be affected by this strike.
Please keep anyone affected by this strike in your prayers and thoughts, it is going to be a difficult two weeks. I truly appreciate your prayers and thoughts. A heartfelt thanks!
Thank you so much!
Love and hugs to you all!
Will do Linda.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry! Praying it ends quickly!
ReplyDeleteI'm so sorry! Fingers crossed it will be over soon. ❤️
ReplyDeleteHope it ends soon! Strikes happen here very often too.
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness! I am so glad you don't have any doctor's appointments coming up!!
ReplyDeleteOh dear, that's awful if you have to rely on it. I would be the same without a car.
ReplyDeleteI'm keeping my fingers crossed that you can reach an agreement quickly.
hugs Elke
I am so sorry to hear that. Hopefully, everything will be worked out very soon.
ReplyDeleteprayers for you usually a strike doesn't announce how many days they will be out here it all depends on how the negotiation go hoping you have all your supplies in
ReplyDeleteOh dear me, that is a proper nuisance then with no buses for shoppers etc. Taxi's it would be I guess for many.
ReplyDeleteI remember working in the shoe factory and striking (not my idea) for a measly 3% raise spread over two years or maybe it was three years. I don't even remember if we got that raise, with kids at home I was always broke anyway.
ReplyDeleteIt IS very inconvenient when buses go on strike, I imagine a few taxi services will do well until the strike is over.
Oh no, Sorry to hear such bad news.
ReplyDeleteI am so sorry to hear that. Hope it ends soon! Have a nice day! ❤️
ReplyDeleteOh dear, this is terrible! I am so sorry for commuters who need to use the transport service outside the hours that strikers have set. I hope that you will be all right and can get alternative transport if needed. I also hope that this issue could be resolved much sooner. Take care, Linda and have a good weekend!
ReplyDeleteWhat a nuisance! I hope everything gets resolved quickly!
ReplyDeleteSão os inconvenientes próprios de sociedades, em que a organização social permite certas liberdades que funcionam para uns , mas são inconvenientes para outros.
ReplyDeleteBom fim de semana.
Abraço de amizade.
Juvenal Nunes
Oh, that's difficult, of course. I always try to understand both sides in such situations. I don't know the circumstances in Canada, of course. But on the one hand, I understand when employees campaign for good working conditions or fair wages—and on the other hand, I can absolutely understand that passengers get annoyed. Especially when their freedom of movement is so restricted. So I wish you all the best and hope that you can find a way to get around!
ReplyDeleteBest regards!
PS: Since my English isn't very good, I'm using DeepL to translate this, so don't be surprised! 😁
Es soll uns Senioren nichts schlimmeres geschehen als ein Öffi -Streik. Auch die berufstätigen FahrerInnen sollen vom Gehalt gut Leben können. Die zwei Wochen gehen hoffentlich für alle gut vorüber.
ReplyDeleteLG aus Wien
Sorry, I hope the strike is settled quickly.
ReplyDeleteTake care, have a great weekend.
Greves atrapalham mesmo , mas por vezes, é o unico modo de mostrar inconformidade! Que tudo acabe bem!
ReplyDeletebeijos praianos, chica