28 January 2005

Strike threat removed as union members ratify new agreements with government

The following is excerpted from a press release issued by the Public Service Alliance of Canada.

The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC), the union representing administrative personnel in the Canada Border Services Agency, will be signing collective agreements with Treasury Board for over 100,000 of its members, removing the threat of a recurrence of the country-wide strikes that took place last summer and fall.

PSAC National President Nycole Turmel announced the vote results on 27 January, following an extensive series of membership vote meetings which began last December. This collective agreement will remain in force until the summer of 2007.