Striking public servants plan giant rally on Parliament Hill
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Striking public servants are consolidating their picketing efforts on Parliament Hill Wednesday as job action reaches its eighth straight day.
Striking public servants are consolidating their picketing efforts on Parliament Hill Wednesday as job action reaches its eighth straight day.
More than 150,000 workers with the Public Service Alliance of Canada are on strike as their union representatives continue to negotiate with the government for a bigger wage increase and more flexibility to work remotely.
Workers have been picketing in several locations across Ottawa and Gatineau, including Tunney's Pasture and Treasury Board President Mona Fortier's office on Montreal Road.
But Wednesday will be a different story, with public servants being told to gather on Parliament Hill starting at 9 a.m.
Alex Silas, PSAC's regional executive vice-president for the National Capital Region, said the union is calling on all members and its allies across the labour movement to join them on the Hill on Wednesday.
"It is high time that this government understand that workers in the federal public service deserve fair wages that keep up with the cost of living; that all workers deserve fair wages that keep up with the cost of living," he said in a video on Twitter.
PSAC officials are planning a news conference at 12:30 p.m. on Parliament Hill on Wednesday. The event will be streamed live on this page.
