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PSAC Votes on Strike for 120,000 Members Starting Nov. 16

By Drooid · Oct 22, 2026, 2:58 PM UTC · How we work

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The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) will hold strike votes for 120,000 workers from Nov. 16 to Jan. 22.
The Treasury Board offered a wage increase of less than 1 % per year.
PSAC called the offer insulting.
The government has refused to negotiate on wages, job security, remote work, and AI protections.
A successful vote would give PSAC a legal strike position for 60 days.

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The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) will hold strike votes for 120,000 workers from Nov. 16 to Jan. 22.
The Treasury Board offered a wage increase of less than 1 % per year.
PSAC called the offer insulting.
The government has refused to negotiate on wages, job security, remote work, and AI protections.
A successful vote would give PSAC a legal strike position for 60 days.