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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
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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
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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
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Union shocked after Ottawa Police ticket striking government worker for excessive honking
An Ottawa by-law officer issues a ticket to a Public Service Alliance member who was serving hot dogs to picketers outside the prime ministers office, Thursday, April 27, 2023 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Federal government has tabled new offer on tenth day of strike, PSAC says
Members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) watch a performance as they picket outside Place du Portage in Gatineau, Que., as workers from Canada's largest federal public-service union remain on strike across the country, on Friday, April 28, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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Ottawa businesses near picket lines see much-needed sales boost as federal workers strike
Striking members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) protest on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, Wednesday, April 26, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Cooling inflation is on track to collide with union wage hikes
Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) members protest on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, Wednesday, April 26, 2023.As the public service strike enters its ninth consecutive day, the Liberal government has so far avoided weighing in on the possibility of back-to-work legislation.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Federal public service strike enters ninth day, no sign of back-to-work legislation
Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) members protest on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, Wednesday, April 26, 2023.As the public service strike enters its ninth consecutive day, the Liberal government has so far avoided weighing in on the possibility of back-to-work legislation.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
opinion
Only in Ottawa’s world: Go on strike and still get paid
The Editorial Board
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Striking federal workers will continue getting regular salaries until at least May 10
Public Service Alliance of Canada members who are employees at the Canadian Grain Commission picket outside the Viterra Cascadia Terminal, in Vancouver, on Monday, April 24, 2023. The grain terminal handles wheat, durum, canola, barley, rye, oats and by-products that arrive by rail and are loaded on bulk carrier ships for export. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Federal workers expand pickets as strike stretches into sixth day
Public Service Alliance of Canada members who are employees at the Canadian Grain Commission picket outside the Viterra Cascadia Terminal, in Vancouver, on Monday, April 24, 2023. The grain terminal handles wheat, durum, canola, barley, rye, oats and by-products that arrive by rail and are loaded on bulk carrier ships for export. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Morning Update: Ottawa evacuates embassy staff from Sudan, but thousands of Canadians remain stranded
A drone view shows smoke rising over the Khartoum North Light Industrial Area, in Bahri, Sudan, April 23, 2023, in this still image taken from video obtained by Reuters. Video obtained by Reuters/ via REUTERS