Public servants sound off over new return-to-office mandate, while union faces heat over its ‘Buy Nothing’ campaign

Public service union walks back calls to boycott downtown Ottawa business.
Public service union members rally for remote work rights in Ottawa on Sept. 9, 2024, the same day the new federal return-to-work mandate came into effect. About 200 protesters were present.

It’s Wednesday morning rush hour in Ottawa and the city’s federal public servants hurry past a Hill Times reporter who’s looking for an on-the-record comment on the new return-to-office mandate.

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