CRA strike begins Wednesday, how it will impact the tax deadline
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Canada’s largest public service union announced late Tuesday it will be going on strike at midnight. What that means for people who haven't yet sent in their taxes.
Canada’s largest public service union announced late Tuesday it will be going on strike at midnight.
More than 155,000 workers at the Canada Revenue Agency and the Treasury Board will hit the picket line Wednesday as part of their push for better pay and flexibility around remote work.
The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) is still hoping for a ‘fair deal.’
“We truly hoped we wouldn’t be forced to take strike action, but we’ve exhausted every other avenue to reach a fair contract for Canada’s Federal Public Service workers,” said Chris Aylward, the national president for PSAC, in a media release. “Now more than ever, workers need fair wages, good working conditions and inclusive workplaces. And it’s clear the only way we’ll achieve that is by taking strike action to show the government that workers can’t wait.”
PSAC said they aren’t walking away from the bargaining table.
“As we begin this historic strike, PSAC bargaining teams will remain at the table night and day as they have been for weeks,” Aylward said. “We’re ready to reach a fair deal as soon as the government is ready to come to the table with a fair offer.”
The union added that negotiations between PSAC and the Treasury Board began in June 2021 but reached an “impasse” in May 2022.
