More than 155,000 federal public servants will strike on Wednesday if no deal is reached between the federal government and the Public Service Alliance of Canada.
National president Chris Aylward told reporters on Monday that despite progress being made on several fronts, there has been little movement on the union’s key priorities.
If no deal is reached by 9 p.m. Eastern on Tuesday, workers will be on strike as of 12:01 a.m. Eastern Wednesday. Read more: CRA urged to extend tax deadline as looming strike a ‘threat’ to small business “Despite some progress at the bargaining table, our members are frustrated that while negotiations drag on, they continue to fall behind,” he said. “We’ve already been at the table for nearly two years and these workers can’t wait any longer.” The government did not immediately respond to Global News’ request for comment Monday morning.
Last Friday, more than 155,000 federal public servants were in legal position to strike as negotiations for new collective agreements between the unions, Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) and its tax agency unit and the employers, the federal government and the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), continue to drag on.