155,000 Public Service Alliance of Canada Members Begin Strike

Besides a pay hike, remote work protections and mandatory anti-racism training are among union's demands

Canada Revenue Agency workers form a picket line as over 150,000 Public Service Alliance of Canada federal employees go on strike across the country, in Montreal on April 19, 2023. The Canadian Press/Ryan Remiorz

More than 155,000 members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada union began striking on April 19, in what could be the largest federal public service work stoppage since 1991.

“We truly hoped we wouldn’t be forced to take strike action, but we’ve exhausted every other avenue to reach a fair contract for Canada’s Federal Public Service workers,” said PSAC National President Chris Aylward.