PSAC strike could have domino effect for unionized workers: labour experts
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If the current strike by thousands of public sector workers is successful, it could have a domino effect for unionized workers in other industries, labour experts said.
“Strikes in the federal public service are extremely rare. So the fact that PSAC followed through with job action is really significant," said Larry Savage, a professor in the labour studies department at Brock University.
Thousands of public-service workers began their strike Wednesday morning after the federal government and the Public Service Alliance of Canada, representing some 155,000 federal workers up for bargaining, couldn’t reach a deal in negotiations that began almost two years ago.
Almost a third of all federal public servants are involved in the strike, and the union and government alike have warned of disruptions to tax season, border operations, Employment Insurance, immigration and passport applications.
