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Unions for federal workers promise ‘summer of discontent’ of hybrid work rules
Pedestrians make their way along Sparks Street Mall in Ottawa on in November 2021.
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Efficient transportation, daycare, key to coaxing workers back to the office
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Unions call on Ottawa to provide additional compensation as issues with Phoenix pay system persist
Three unions are calling on the government to provide additional compensation to federal public servants, as issues with the Phoenix pay system continue. PSAC National President Chris Aylward looks on during a news conference in Ottawa, on Saturday, April 22, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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Civilian staff for Canadian military bases in Ontario and Quebec on strike over wages
A sign for Canadian Forces Base in Kingston, Ont., is shown on Monday Nov. 23, 2015. The Public Service Alliance of Canada says nearly 500 civilian workers at military bases in Ontario and Quebec will go on strike as of Monday.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lars Hagberg
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Hundreds of civilian workers at military bases in Ontario and Quebec going on strike
A sign for Canadian Forces Base in Kingston, Ont., is shown on Monday Nov. 23, 2015. The Public Service Alliance of Canada says nearly 500 civilian workers at military bases in Ontario and Quebec will go on strike as of Monday.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lars Hagberg
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Quebec public sector workers march in Montreal amid stalled contract talks
Picketers line the sidewalks as more than 155,000 public sector union workers with the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) remain on strike, in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada April 20, 2023. REUTERS/Blair Gable
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Federal workers vote ‘overwhelmingly’ in favour of agreements that ended strike: PSAC
(FILES) In this file photo taken on April 19, 2023 Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) strike in Kingston, Canada. - Canada reached a deal with its tax agency staff, the government announced May 4, 2023, bringing a final close to one of the country's biggest-ever strikes after a larger group of public workers accepted a deal earlier in the week. (Photo by Lars Hagberg / AFP) (Photo by LARS HAGBERG/AFP via Getty Images)
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Ottawa gives updated deal to federal union that signed agreement before PSAC strike
PSAC workers and supporters picket in front of President of the Treasury Board Mona Fortier's office in Ottawa on Friday, April 21, 2023. The federal government has given an updated deal to a public service union that signed its collective agreement in the fall in order to match the deals reached with the Public Service Alliance of Canada this spring. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Union representing CRA workers reaches deal with Ottawa, ending two-week strike
Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) workers at the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) continue to strike in Montreal, Monday, May 1, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
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Union threatens to disrupt Liberal party convention if CRA doesn’t offer ‘fair’ deal
PSAC workers walk the picket line out front of His Majestys Canadian Dockyard in Esquimalt, B.C., on Friday, April 28, 2023.The Public Service Alliance of Canada and the Union of Taxation Employees is warning that its members will show up at the Liberal Party of Canada convention tomorrow if the Canada Revenue Agency doesn't table a 'fair offer' today. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
opinion
Agreement between Treasury Board and public service workers shows working from home is here to stay
John Ibbitson
politics
Government should study productivity impact of public servants working from home, says PBO
Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux waits to appear before appearing at the Senate Committee on National Finance, in Ottawa, Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022. The Parliamentary Budget Office has trimmed its forecast for economic growth this year. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Ottawa offered striking workers a lump sum payment – that could become a bargaining norm
Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) workers at the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) continue to strike in Montreal, Monday, May 1, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
opinion
Remote work isn’t going away, and we may have striking civil servants to thank
Graham Lowe, Karen D. Hughes and Jim Stanford
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Morning Update: PSAC agreement sets stage for other unions to push for more
Canadian Revenue Agency employee Steve Leonhard pickets as PSAC members continue to strike in Ottawa on Monday, May 1, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Evening Update: Tentative deal ends strike for 120,000 federal workers across Canada
Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) workers at the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) continue to strike in Montreal, Monday, May 1, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
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The end of the PSAC public-sector strike is only the beginning
Rob Csernyik
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PSAC agreement sets stage for other unions to push for more
Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) workers at the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) continue to strike in Montreal, Monday, May 1, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
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Morning Update: PSAC strike ends with tentative agreement for most workers
Members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) watch a performance as they picket outside Place du Portage in Gatineau, Que., on Friday, April 28, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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Federal government touts ‘final’ offer to striking public service union as fair
PSAC workers walk the picket line out front of His Majesty's Canadian Dockyard in Esquimalt, B.C., on Friday, April 28, 2023. The federal government says an offer extended Friday to striking federal workers is final and describes it as fair and competitive. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito