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Canada’s tax authority reaches deal with 35,000 striking workers

Picketers march on Parliament Hill after more than 155,000 public-sector workers began a strike, in Ottawa, Canada, April 19, 2023 [File: Blair Gable/Reuters]

The Canadian tax authority has reached a tentative deal with 35,000 striking employees, ending a two-week work stoppage that, at its peak, marked one of the largest, public-sector labour disputes in the country’s history.

In a statement on Thursday, the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) union said it had “secured a fair contract for members that exceeds the employer’s original offer before the launch of strike action” last month.

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