Despite ‘rocky start,’ public service union leaders prefer Trudeau to Harper

But unions are still calling on the government to reduce its use of outsourcing.

PSAC's Larry Rousseau, left, Robyn Benson, and PIPSC's Debi Daviau, right, at a rally in October 2016. Though unions have butted heads with the Trudeau government, they are happy not to be dealing with the Harper government anymore. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY DEREK ABMA

March 6, 2017

The relationship between Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government and unions has been “rocky” so far, but federal public service union leaders say it is better than it would have been if the Conservative government of Stephen Harper had been re-elected in 2015. “We have a respectful working rela...

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