The planned strike by nurses in England will be cut short after a High Court judge ruled the last day of the action would be unlawful. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) had planned a 48-hour industrial action in the National Health Service (NHS) in England, which would begin on the evening of April 30…
‘I Really Want to Get Back to Work’: PSAC Workers Tell Their Stories on 7th Day of Strike
April 25, 2023
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As the second week of the Public Service Alliance of Canada’s (PSAC) strike begins, several employees gathered in downtown Ottawa said they are hopeful the union and the federal government can soon sign a deal so they can return to work. “I really just want to get back to work, to be honest with you,”…
Striking Public Servants Block Access to Ottawa Office Buildings, Disrupt Traffic
April 25, 2023
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On the seventh day of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC)’s strike, workers escalated the protest by blocking access to office buildings in downtown Ottawa and disrupting traffic. Hundreds of protestors gathered outside the Prime Minister’s Office building and the Treasury Board headquarters, where they limited entry to one person every five minutes. Another…
Public Service Union Threatens to Move Picket Lines to ‘Strategic Locations’ to Increase Disruption
As the federal public service workers’ strike reaches its sixth day, the union representing the workers said on April 24 that it will move its picket lines to “strategic locations” in order to cause greater disruption to the federal government. “This government seems content to prolong this strike and its impact on Canadians by dragging…
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…
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…
CRA Says Tax Deadline Won’t Be Extended Despite Possible Workers’ Strike
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) says it has no plans to extend the deadline to file taxes despite a potential strike involving thousands of workers in a labour dispute over contracts, wages, and remote work. “There are no plans to extend the T1 tax filing deadlines, as a potential strike in no way impedes the ability of…
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…
How a Strike by Federal Public Service Workers Could Impact Canadians
April 13, 2023
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A strike by the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC)—a union representing more than 120,000 federal public servants across the country—could impact federal services for veterans, indigenous people, immigrants, and those looking to get passports and tax returns. The government of Canada has released details on how a potential strike among the five bargaining groups of…
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