The region’s transit authority has cut 30 positions, or about 15 per cent of its workforce.
The Montreal region’s transit authority has cut $3 million in recurrent annual costs by streamlining its organizational structure.
Overall, there will be a reduction of 30 permanent positions, which makes for a 15-per-cent reduction in the payroll.
As a result of the restructuring, the number of executives will be reduced to four from six, while the management committee will be reduced to six members from 10. The result is that there will be just one manager for every eight employees, whereas it was one for four beforehand.