Canada
Canada's public servants' strike drags on, more labour unrest likely: Experts
Ottawa/IBNS: Canada's largest public sector union represented by the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC)'s strike is still continuing, with more labour unrest likely this year, experts say.
Last week, more than 150,000 civil servants representing PSAC walked off the job, slowing government services including immigration, citizenship, passport, licensing and tax services.
Although the federal Government and PSAC union have agreed to hundreds of lesser issues, they still remain far apart on the major issue of compensation.
The federal government's offer of a nine percent raise spread out over three years was not agreed by the majority of Union members who requested a 13.5 percent raise over the same time period.
PSAC workers have been working without a contract since 2021, the union said and the cost of living in that time frame has risen by more than the pay increase they're asking for.
More and more labour disputes are looming with compensation across the country and in various industries including Vancouver Symphony Orchestra stagehands to nurses in Ontario, and from WestJet pilots to flight attendants at that airline and others.
(Reporting by Asha Bajaj)
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