{"id":1917271,"date":"2023-04-20T16:25:57","date_gmt":"2023-04-20T20:25:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/one-third-of-canadian-government-employees-are-on-strike-causing-nationwide-headaches\/"},"modified":"2023-04-20T16:26:53","modified_gmt":"2023-04-20T20:26:53","slug":"one-third-of-canadian-government-employees-are-on-strike-causing-nationwide-headaches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/one-third-of-canadian-government-employees-are-on-strike-causing-nationwide-headaches\/","title":{"rendered":"One-Third Of Canadian Government Employees Are On Strike, Causing Nationwide Headaches"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fone-third-of-canadian-government-employees-are-on-strike-causing-nationwide-headaches%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1917271&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>More than one-third of <a href=\"http:\/\/dailywire.com\/topic\/canada\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Canadian<\/a> federal employees went on strike as the nation\u2019s public sector <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/unions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">union<\/a> failed to reach an agreement with government officials on wage <a href=\"http:\/\/dailywire.com\/topic\/inflation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">increases<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Some 155,000 members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada started to strike across the country on Wednesday, inducing fears of disrupted government services such as passports and tax services. The labor union represents nearly 230,000 workers, including 120,000 employed by the Treasury Board of Canada and 35,000 employed by the Canada Revenue Agency, while the federal government of Canada <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/treasury-board-secretariat\/services\/innovation\/human-resources-statistics\/population-federal-public-service-department.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">maintained<\/a> a workforce of 335,000 individuals as of last year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe truly hoped we wouldn\u2019t be forced to take strike action, but we\u2019ve exhausted every other avenue to reach a fair contract for Canada\u2019s Federal Public Service workers,\u201d Public Service Alliance of Canada National President Chris Aylward said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/psacunion.ca\/psac-announces-nationwide-general-strike-beginning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">press release<\/a>. \u201cNow more than ever, workers need fair wages, good working conditions and inclusive workplaces. And it\u2019s clear the only way we\u2019ll achieve that is by taking strike action to show the government that workers can\u2019t wait.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Reporters in Canada shared video <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Misener\/status\/1648663094187491328\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">footage<\/a> of union members preparing to establish picket lines. The Public Service Alliance of Canada plans to create more than 250 picket lines across the country in what the group characterized as \u201cone of the largest strikes\u201d in the nation\u2019s history.<\/p>\n<p>The Public Service Alliance of Canada initially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/treasury-board-secretariat\/news\/2023\/04\/psacs-bargaining-demands-and-the-public-interest-commissions-path-to-a-settlement.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">suggested<\/a> a 4.5% wage increase over the course of three years, equivalent to a 13.5% overall increase. The government countered with a proposal of a 9% wage increase over three years and granted other demands from the Public Service Alliance of Canada, such as virtual work arrangements, shift premiums, improved paid leave for family-related matters, and a renewed emphasis on diversity and inclusion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe government has done everything it can to reach a deal and avoid disrupting the services that Canadians rely on,\u201d the Treasury Board of Canada said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/treasury-board-secretariat\/news\/2023\/04\/the-government-responds-to-the-public-service-alliance-of-canadas-strike-action.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>. \u201cEven though there is a competitive deal on the table, the PSAC continues to insist on demands that are unaffordable and would severely impact the government\u2019s ability to deliver services to Canadians.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Union officials have noted that pay hikes are needed to offset the inflationary pressures of the past several years. \u201cThe government of Canada recognizes the important contributions of public servants and will continue negotiations with the PSAC to reach an agreement quickly that would get needed wage increases into employees\u2019 hands as soon as possible,\u201d the statement from the Treasury Board of Canada acknowledged.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1681913061093000&#038;usg=AOvVaw1nSUp7X_GMxrPR-OuaxTA7\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>The strike in Canada occurs as demonstrators in France continue to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/activists-storm-blackrock-headquarters-in-paris-amid-pension-reform-protests\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">protest<\/a> after President Emmanuel Macron overrode a provision of the nation\u2019s constitution to advance a bill through Parliament that raised the retirement age from 62 to 64. Labor unions and other entities have organized nationwide strikes in response to the move, which Macron pursued amid concerns about the state retirement fund\u2019s looming insolvency.<\/p>\n<p>French protesters in recent weeks have stormed the headquarters of prominent corporations and vandalized government buildings. The pension reforms increased the retirement age for workers in more labor-intensive sectors from 57 to 59; sanitation workers therefore went on strike, causing several tons of trash to accumulate in the streets of Paris.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than one-third of Canadian federal employees went on strike as the nation\u2019s public sector union failed to reach an agreement with government officials on wage increases. 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