ANALYSIS: PSAC Strikes at Ideal Time, but Can Ottawa Afford Union’s Demands?

PSAC workers and supporters walk a picket line outside a Service Canada office in Halifax on April 24, 2023. The Canadian Press/Darren Calabrese

News Analysis

Job action by the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) has come at an opportune time for the union, but some analysts and private sector advocates insist that neither the Treasury Board nor taxpayers can afford generous public pay hikes.