CBSA workers to start strike votes this week amid Canada-U.S. talks on easing border restrictions

Although Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Joe Biden discussed reopening the Canada-U.S. border at the recent G7 Leaders’ Summit, a date has not yet been set. But if 9,000 CBSA workers reach a mandate to strike, it could disrupt border flow once restrictions are eased.

Treasury Board President Jean-Yves Duclos, from left, Public Service Alliance of Canada national president Chris Aylward, and Public Safety Minister Bill Blair. More than 9,000 Canada Border Services Agency workers will be commencing strike votes this week, after working without a new collective bargaining agreement for nearly three years. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

News

BY MIKE LAPOINTE

June 15, 2021

Canada Border Service Agency workers, who have not had a new contract in just under three years, are set to kick off strike votes this week at the same time that Canadians continue to eagerly await the loosening of long-standing border restrictions put in place to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. The ...

To keep reading, subscribe and become a political insider.

Only $7.76 a week for an annual subscription.

Enjoy unlimited website access and the digital newspaper.

Cancel anytime.

Already a Subscriber?

Get Thursdays: Foreign Policy Newsletter

Your personal sherpa on the key issues and people influencing Canadian foreign policy and diplomacy.

By entering your email address you consent to receive email from The Hill Times containing news, analysis, updates and offers. You may unsubscribe at any time. See our privacy policy