Canada’s biggest federal public service union is preparing to ramp up its ongoing strike by moving picket lines to strategic locations such as ports on Monday, as both sides continued to accuse each other of poor communication. In a Sunday interview with The Canadian Press, Public Service Alliance of Canada National President Chris Aylward said…
Public-Service Strike: Union ‘Fed Up’ With Pace of Talks but Ottawa Blames Union
OTTAWA—Talks between the federal government and the union representing 155,000 striking public servants appeared mired in communication issues on Saturday as both sides accused the other of obstructing negotiations and being too slow to respond to key developments. The head of the Public Service Alliance of Canada held a news conference to blast Ottawa’s Treasury…
How the PSAC Strike Could End, and How It Compares to Previous Strikes
As the strike by 155,000 workers of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) enters its third day, Canadians from coast to coast are wondering how long the strike might last, and how it could end. Two PSAC groups—a larger Treasury Board group of more than 120,000 workers across several government departments and a smaller group…
Union, Government Continue Negotiations as Both Sides Face Pressure to Get to a Deal
An ongoing strike of thousands of public servants is causing service disruptions across the country as both sides are facing different kinds of pressure to reach a deal. Thursday marked the second day of job action by members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada, which comes at the height of tax season and is…
‘We’re Just Fighting for Fair Wages’: Workers Gather on Parliament Hill for First Day of PSAC Strike
April 19, 2023
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On the first day of the Public Service Alliance of Canada’s (PSAC) general strike, hundreds of workers gathered on Parliament Hill in Ottawa to demand better wages. “Workers are fed up, workers are frustrated, and workers are saying enough is enough. We’re not going to take the garbage anymore,” PSAC national president Chris Aylward told a…
Opposition MPs Criticize Liberals for Failing to Negotiate Deal With Federal Workers
April 19, 2023
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Opposition MPs criticized Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during question period on April 19 for failing to negotiate a deal with the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) to prevent 155,000 federal workers from striking. “It is a failure to increase the cost of the bureaucracy by 50 percent with poor services. It is a failure…
Trudeau Calls on Unions to ‘Get Back to the Bargaining Table,’ as Federal Workers Strike
The unions representing 155,000 federal employees currently on strike across the country need to “get back to the bargaining table” in order to avoid further public service disruptions, says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. “We need both management and labour to get back to the bargaining table as soon as possible and continue to make progress,”…
Public Service Strikers’ Demands Will Cost $1B if Met by Ottawa: Report
April 19, 2023
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An additional $1 billion of public-servant compensation will be required if Ottawa meets the demands of the union representing around 159,000 federal workers currently on strike, says a business advocacy organization. The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) wrote in a report on April 19 that wage hikes the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) is…
Looming CRA Strike a ‘Threat’ to Small Businesses, Tax Deadlines Should Be Delayed: Business Group
The potential strike by Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) workers “poses a threat to small businesses,” as they rely heavily on CRA for guidance needed to file their taxes on time, says the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB). CFIB called on CRA to delay tax deadlines so businesses don’t receive penalties and interest for filing late….
Federal Workers With Strike Mandate Demand Social Justice Fund, Diversity Training
As more than 120,000 federal public servants across the country prepare for a potential strike, their union is asking for non-wage benefits such as employer contributions to its Social Justice Fund, mandatory diversity and inclusion training, and shift premiums for working past 4 p.m. On April 12, the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) announced that its…
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