35,000 Canada Revenue Agency Employees Remain on Strike

PSAC workers and supporters picket outside the Canada Revenue Agency office in Sudbury, Ont. on April 19, 2023. The Canadian Press/Gino Donato

A day after 120,000 Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) workers reached a tentative deal with the federal government, around 35,000 Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) workers remain on strike.

While most federal employees returned to work on May 1 following 10 days of strike action, the Union of Taxation Employees (UTE)—an arm of PSAC that represents CRA workers—has yet to negotiate a deal with the federal government. The union had sought a 22.5 percent pay raise over three years.