‘Hold the line!’: thousands descend on Parliament Hill as largest federal public service union begins strike over wages, return-to-workplace policies

Public Service Alliance of Canada national president Chris Aylward says the union 'truly hoped we wouldn’t be forced to take strike action, but we’ve exhausted every other avenue to reach a fair contract for Canada’s federal public service workers.'

Public Service Alliance of Canada members picket on Parliament Hill on April 19, 2023. Bargaining groups representing more than 155,000 have commenced strike action after failing to reach new collective agreements with the federal government.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY MIKE LAPOINTE

April 19, 2023

On the first day of what Canada’s biggest federal public service union has said could be one of “the largest strikes” in this country’s history, thousands of government employees descended on Parliament Hill for the first day of strike action on a cold and blustery d...

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