CUPE workers take limited strike action at Société d’habitation et de développement de Montréal

Approximately 40 members of the Syndicat des cols bleus regroupés de Montréal (CUPE 301) who work for the Société d'habitation et de développement de Montréal (SHDM) will no longer work overtime hours. This limited strike will begin on December 23, 2025, at 0:01 a.m., and end on January 4, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. Essential services will not be maintained.

"Our members have formally rejected the employers' offers twice now," explained Jean-Pierre Lauzon, president of CUPE 301. "The problem is salaries. The offer of a 15% increase over five years would not keep up with the cost of living, which has skyrocketed since the pandemic."

The collective agreement expired on October 31, 2024. Since then, parties have held 10 bargaining sessions.

Lauzon concluded that "given the housing crisis, the work of SHDM's outside workers is even more essential. They maintain major off-market housing stock. We're simply asking for a little respect from the employer, and for solutions that won't impoverish our members."