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Unions, Treasury Board in talks for public service’s return to workplace after three-month shutdown

PIPSC president Debi Daviau says there’s ‘no rush’ to get employees back to work and that public servant should be able to work from home 'for the foreseeable future' if they can.

PIPSC president Debi Daviau, left, and PSAC national president Chris Aylward, right. Mr. Aylwatd says one major issue around workers returning to the workplace is how to ensure 'physical distancing can be respected.' The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia, Andrew Meade

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BY MIKE LAPOINTE

June 17, 2020

Three months into the COVID-19 shutdown that’s seen government offices closed to all but critical workers and thousands of public servants working from home, union leaders say while there's “no rush” to return to offices—arguing recent weeks have proven telework arrangements don’t hinder p...

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