There could be some service disruptions, but the latest limited strike by the STM’s maintenance union isn’t expected to have a huge impact on transit riders.

The maintenance workers of Montreal’s transit agency will once again go on a month-long limited strike starting Thursday.

However, unlike the three previous strikes, most bus and métro service is expected to be maintained.

The maintenance union proposed a strike on all overtime work from Dec. 11 to Jan. 11, and the proposal was the subject of hearings last week at the province’s Tribunal administratif du travail.

In a ruling issued Wednesday, the TAT is obliging the STM and the union to maintain minimum service, as was the case in the previous strikes. The tribunal left it up to the STM to decide whether to offer additional servic

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