Public Service Strike

• PSAC deal to cost $1.3B a year, ‘less than half’ of union’s original demands

  The deal includes a compounded pay increase of 12.6 per cent over four years, retroactive to 2021 — below PSAC's requested 13.5 per cent over three years.

  Canada

  May 1, 2023
  
• PSAC workers to move picket lines to strategic locations, union says 

  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.

  Canada

  Apr 23, 2023
  
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• Ottawa disputes PSAC claim of ‘incompetence,’ ‘disrespect’ stalling strike talks

  Government officials offered a different accounting of attempts to reach a deal, accusing PSAC of "inflexibility" and not responding to the government's offer.

  Canada

  Apr 22, 2023
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• How does remote work fit into the PSAC strike? Here’s what experts are watching

  What happens next with remote work in PSAC negotiations could send a "signal" to other sectors about their own negotiations, some say.

  Canada

  Apr 21, 2023
• Only 35% of PSAC members cast a ballot in strike vote, labour board says

  The federal labour board has found low turnout and irregularities of 'significant concern' with the strike vote that led more than 100,000 public servants to walk off the job.

  Canada

  Apr 21, 2023
• PSAC strike could be a ‘trendsetter’ for wages this year, experts say. Here’s why

  Public servants angling for a pay raise and more flexible work conditions could be a signal for workers elsewhere in the country to ask for more in their workplace, experts say.

  Economy

  Apr 20, 2023
• Canada Revenue Agency won’t extend tax deadline if workers strike

  As of Friday, more than 35,000 Canada Revenue Agency workers are in a legal position to strike in what the union has said could be one of the biggest strikes in Canadian history.

  Canada

  Apr 14, 2023
• Union threatens ‘one of the largest strikes in Canadian history’ after vote

  The union representing 120,000 federal public servants says an “overwhelming majority” of its members have voted in favour of a strike.

  Canada

  Apr 12, 2023