Tax Workers Vote to Strike in Canada, Upping Pressure on Trudeau

Canada Revenue Agency workers have voted “overwhelmingly” in favor of a strike to push for higher wage increases from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government.

The strong strike mandate, announced Friday, gave a group of 35,000 workers more leverage and could pave the way for other federal employees as well as private-sector workers to follow suit. It’s the first strike vote to be concluded this year from Public Service Alliance of Canada, the largest federal-employee union.

“They’re sending a very powerful message that they’re ready to stand and show the government they’re prepared to fight,” Chris Aylward, PSAC’s president, ...