Tax season strike? Union at Canada Revenue Agency says voting starts this month
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The Public Service Alliance of Canada and the Union of Taxation Employees will launch strike votes later this month after it says talks broke down over wages and remote work.
More than 35,000 Canada Revenue Agency workers will soon vote on whether to go on strike this tax season after being without a contract for more than a year, their union says.
The Public Service Alliance of Canada and the Union of Taxation Employees (PSAC-UTE) will launch strike votes later this month after it says talks broke down over wages and remote work.
Strike votes will be held between Jan. 31 and April 7, the union announced Tuesday in a news release. The union declared it was at an impasse in talks with the government in September, with workers being without a contract for more than a year.
Canadians will be able to file their income tax and benefit return for 2022 between Feb. 20 and April 30.
While strike votes are underway, PSAC-UTE and the agency will proceed to Public Interest Commission hearings Jan. 27 and Feb. 20 with the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board, with their non-binding recommendations to reaching an agreement expected this spring, the union said.
After the commission issues a report, PSAC-UTE said it will be in a legal strike position if members vote in favour of a strike mandate.
“When Canadians needed us most during the pandemic, we delivered — processing nearly 30 million CERB applications and providing historic financial relief to millions of people hardest hit by COVID-19,” said Marc Brière, UTE national president, in the release.
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