‘This should have been settled at the bargaining table’: unable to strike, PSAC says Parliamentary workers frustrated by delay tactics, impasse

PSAC says its 611 affected members are looking for the same respect, compensation, and equipment as their counterparts in parallel unions who have the right to strike.

A vehicular screening station at the entrance to Parliament Hill run by Parliamentary Protective Service detection specialists is seen on Aug. 4. A number of bargaining units representing workers across Parliament Hill have reached an impasse with their employer and face challenges due to their inability to strike. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY STUART BENSON

August 9, 2023

Without the right to strike, the union representing some 600 Parliamentary Precinct workers employed by the House of Commons, Senate, Parliamentary Protective Service, and the Library of Parliament says it has reached an impasse with their employers and has no other course o...

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