Canada’s public service workers are hours away from a strike deadline. What to know
Talks were ongoing as of Tuesday afternoon, with a PSAC spokesperson telling Global News the union was putting “all of our focus on bargaining leading up to the 9 p.m. deadline” and declining media interviews.
The NDP’s ongoing supply-and-confidence agreement with the minority Liberals keeps the government in power, and Singh did not clearly answer when asked if back-to-work legislation would endanger the deal itself. He said he has been clear the party’s MPs will not support any legislation, which would need to pass a vote in the House of Commons.
Trudeau said Monday the government was focused on the negotiations when asked if he would consider back-to-work legislation.Trudeau says government will negotiate in ‘good faith’ to avoid strike by public servants The other 120,000 PSAC members include cleaners and cooks on military bases, clerks and maintenance workers, tradespeople, Coast Guard search and rescue teams, teachers, firefighters and workers who process employment insurance, passport applications and immigration documents.
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