Labour Board complaints, ‘bad faith’ bargaining and strike votes: feds, public service unions squaring off early in 2023

The Union of Taxation Employees began strike votes for 35,000 CRA employees in Moncton, N.B., on Feb. 7.

Union of Taxation Employees president Marc Brière, left, and National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier. Brière says 'our team saw no point in continuing a discussion when the employer would not discuss our main priorities.' Photograph courtesy of the Union of Taxation Employees, The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY MIKE LAPOINTE

February 10, 2023

From strike votes to Labour Board complaints to accusations of bad faith bargaining, federal public service unions are butting heads with the government as 35,000 workers at the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) began long-anticipated strike votes on Feb. 7.

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