Border strike averted after union reaches tentative agreement with Ottawa

Courtesy Barrie360.com and Canadian Press, June 11, 2024

By Canadian Press Staff

Workers at Canada’s borders are no longer planning to go on strike this week after their union reached a tentative agreement with the federal government.

The Public Service Alliance of Canada said Tuesday it reached a deal with the government for Canada Border Services Agency employees after working “around the clock.” 

If such an agreement couldn’t be hammered out, the union had been planning for a strike of more than 9,000 members beginning 12:01 a.m. on Friday. 

Sharon DeSousa, the union’s national president, said in a statement that Tuesday’s news is a “well-deserved victory.”