Canada's federal government tables new offer to union as strike continues

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Canada's federal government tables new offer to union as strike continues

STORY: Canada's federal government tables new offer to union as strike continues DATELINE: April 29, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:55 LOCATION: Ottawa CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the strike 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JULIENNE PACQUIN, Vice president of Union of Veterans' Affairs Employees 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): DIANE GIROUARD, Regional vice-president for Union of Health and Environment Workers STORYLINE: Canada's federal government said on Friday that it had tabled a new offer for a collective agreement with the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC), the country's largest federal public service union. Treasury Board President Mona Fortier's office said the government presented a new offer to PSAC on Friday as members nationwide continued their already 10-day-long strike. However, it didn't reveal whether the offer included a higher wage increase than the government's previous offer of nine percent over three years. Wages and remote work are among the points of contention in the labor dispute.

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