OTTAWA — Canada's largest federal public-service union has left the bargaining table but says it is standing by to resume negotiations when the federal government comes back with a new offer.
Federal workers were hitting the picket lines across the country on Wednesday after Canada's largest federal public-service union and the government failed to reach a deal by a Tuesday evening deadline."Obviously, Canadians have a right and deserve to get the services that they need from the federal government. That's why we need the management and labour to get back to the bargaining table as soon as possible, and continue to make progress," Trudeau said.
The bargaining groups involve some 155,000 federal public servants, including 35,000 Canada Revenue Agency workers. Federal workers arrived Wednesday morning on Parliament Hill to picket, holding signs that say"fair deal for workers." Singh said he's made it clear to the Liberal government that the NDP will not support back-to-work legislation.
The Treasury Board says it has offered the union a nine per cent raise over three years, on the recommendation of the third-party Public Interest Commission.
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