Canada’s Public Servants End Their Strike Without Remote Work Guarantee
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A strike by more than 155,000 federal government workers in Canada came fully to an end on Thursday after a tentative deal was reached with the remaining holdouts — tax agency employees.
The walkout, which began on April 19, involved workers who mostly deliver services rather than professionals or policymakers and was largely prompted by union members’ desire to recoup inflation-driven wage losses and to enshrine in their contracts the right to work from home.
The tentative settlement is closer to the government’s wage offer than it is to the Public Service Alliance of Canada’s wage demands and failed to achieve any contract terms guaranteeing work from home. Most of its members will still be required to report to their workplaces three days a week.
Source: The New York Times
