It has been 11 days since members of Canada’s Federal workers went on strike . The union representing more than 120,000 workers in 30 Federal agencies has been negotiating with the Government of Canada to strike a deal .
wages , remote work rules, contracting out and seniority during layoffs have been the most highlighted issues in the strike .
The Treasury Board of Canada released the following statement today regarding latest developments .
“The Government of Canada continues to work with the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) to negotiate agreements that are fair, competitive and reasonable.
Yesterday, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat negotiators tabled a final updated comprehensive offer that addresses all remaining PSAC demands. Specific details are being kept to the negotiating table, however, this offer builds on the third-party Public Interest Commission recommendation with an enhanced wage offer.
Along with the new wage package, we also presented solutions to address priorities such as telework, seniority, and contracting without impeding our ability to deliver services to Canadians.
This is a fair, competitive and reasonable final offer, with wage and non-wage improvements, and we believe that employees should have an opportunity to review the details of it.
We remain at the table to reach agreements that benefit employees and are reasonable to taxpayers, bringing service disruptions to an end as soon as possible.”
The strike affected several federal services including Canada Revenue Agency, Citizenship and Immigration Canada as well as Service Canada .
