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…
Striking Public Servants Block Access to Ottawa Office Buildings, Disrupt Traffic
April 25, 2023
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