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The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC), the union representing the public service employees who have been on strike over the last 12 days, has made it clear that its members must now return to work at 9 AM Eastern Time (ET) this morning or during their next available shift.<\/p>\n
After beginning a strike on April 19, it was announced last night that\u00a0PSAC has reached a tentative agreement with\u00a0Canada’s Federal Government that will bring\u00a0over 155,000 impacted public servants back to work as early as this morning.\u00a0This includes employees in Canada’s immigration department at\u00a0Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).<\/p>\n
Although IRCC has yet to issue a statement regarding the end of the strike or the agreed-upon conditions, PSAC says the tentative agreement “includes higher wages which will close the gap with inflation, [while including]\u00a0new and improved language relating to working from home, [and] other favourable provisions for its members.”<\/p>\n
Why was there a strike?<\/p>\n
After unsuccessful negotiations following a PSAC strike vote between February 22 and April 11, the union\u00a0voted to begin\u00a0their strike as of 12:01 am on April 19.<\/p>\n
Prior to and during the 12-day strike, PSAC made its goals and desires abundantly clear. The union wanted to achieve the following\u00a0for the employees it represents:\u00a0fairer wages to combat rising inflation, better work-life balance, increased workplace inclusivity, and fewer layoffs.<\/p>\n
Note:\u00a0The key to fewer layoffs, in the eyes of PSAC, was to stop\u00a0contracting jobs to private organizations<\/p>\n
Noting that productivity was unchanged compared to work conducted in the office\u00a0and that 90% of workers wanted to continue working from home, remote work was one of the key sticking points PSAC was fighting for leading up to the April 19 strike.\u00a0During the strike, federal employees working remotely were required by PSAC\u00a0to join the picket lines in person.<\/p>\n
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