Wage negotiations deadlock, 155,000 Canadian civil servants threaten strike



The action will take place in different regions on Wednesday evening (19/4) local time. More than 155,000 government employees, including tax agents, will take part in the action, making it the largest strike in Canadian history.

Charge Al-ArabiyaCanadian workers are demanding that the government provide decent wages with annual increases of 4.5 percent over the next three years to keep pace with inflation in their country.



In addition, they are also demanding safety and good working conditions by organizing more anti-racism training in their workplaces, as well as demanding provisions on remote work at the negotiating table.

“These workers, like all other workers, deserve fair wages and decent working conditions. Despite the progress made at the bargaining table, our members are frustrated that negotiations continue to drag on. This is why we have decided to carry out a national general strike. declared the national president of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC), Chris Aylward, during a press conference.

Negotiations, which have been ongoing since early April, continue to hit an impasse, prompting Canada’s unions to give the government one last chance to resolve the issue.

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