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Canada reaches deal with 120,000 striking federal workers

Approximately 155,000 workers with the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) walked off the job last month in one of the largest public-sector strikes in Canadian history [File: Blair Gable/Reuters]

Canada has reached an agreement with 120,000 striking federal workers, effectively ending one of the largest public-sector work stoppages in the country’s history, which had crippled services from passport renewals to immigration.

While most strikers are set to return to work after almost two weeks of deadlock, more than 35,000 workers at the Canada Revenue Agency who also went on strike last month are still negotiating, the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) union said on Monday.

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