CRA workers vote in favour of strike action as tax deadline nears – National | 24CA News
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) staff have voted “overwhelmingly” in favour of taking strike motion, in keeping with an announcement launched Friday from the Union of Taxation Employees and the Public Service Alliance of Canada.
“Our members have sent a strong message to CRA,” stated Chris Aylward, PSAC nationwide president, in an announcement. “Workers can’t wait, and we’re ready to show this government we won’t let workers fall behind.”
The practically 35,000 staff represented by the unions have been and not using a contract for greater than a yr, in keeping with the assertion, and the federal government has but to reply to the unions’ wage proposals.
A last spherical of negotiations is about for April 17-20 between PSAC and CRA, with members at CRA in a authorized strike place as of April 14.
“Our members are falling further behind as inflation soars and wages are stuck in neutral,” Marc Brière, nationwide president of the Union of Taxation Employees, a part of PSAC, stated in an announcement.
“We’ve negotiated in good faith, but our members have had enough. Our bills are mounting and our families are feeling the pinch. And now, we’re going to show the government that workers won’t wait.”
Brière stated happening strike isn’t a primary selection.
“Tax season is here,” he added within the assertion. “But securing a strong strike mandate now gives us the leverage we need to reach a fair and decent contract. And if we need to take job action to get the collective agreement our members deserve, that’s what we’re prepared to do.”
PSAC is Canada’s largest federal public service union, representing practically 230,000 staff.
The strike votes started on Jan. 31 and ended Friday, and got here after negotiations over wages and distant work broke down.
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