🌲🇨🇦 Canada Public Servants Finish Strike, No Moa Work From Home Guarantee 📞🏠
🌲🇨🇦 Canada Public Servants Finish Strike, No Moa Work From Home Guarantee 📞🏠
Da kine strike wit ova 155,000 fed’ral gov’ment workas in Canada wen pau on Thursday afta dey wen make one tentative deal wit da last peepo holding out — tax agency workas. 🍁🚶♂️
Da walkout wen start on April 19, get workas who mostly give services, not da professional or policymaker kine. Da union membahs wen like get back da wage losses from inflation an’ put da right fo’ work from home in dea contracts. 🏢💼
Da tentative deal stay moa close to da gov’ment wage offa dan da Public Service Alliance of Canada’s wage demands. No can get any contract terms fo’ work from home guarantee. Most membahs still gotta go work at dea workplace tree days a week. ⏰🖥️
On Monday, one tentative deal wit some bargaining groups wen bring back 120,000 membahs of da Public Service Alliance of Canada. Around 35,000 workas from da Canada Revenue Agency, who wen like get moa big wage increase, wen start going back on Thursday. 🚶♀️📈
Da essential worka kine union membahs, like da Royal Canadian Mounted Police an’ da military, gotta keep working by law. So, da strike neva make too much trouble fo’ most Canadians, but get some delays fo’ tax advice on da phone, slow payment to military veterans, an’ no process plenny passport applications. 🚔🛂📞
Da Background Da old contracts between da gov’ment an’ da union wen end in June 2021. Da union neva win da right fo’ work from home. Da gov’ment wen say on Monday dat most peepo still gotta work from dea office at least tree days a week. But dey wen agree fo’ check out dea policy an’ “make departmental panels fo’ help deputy heads wit employee concerns.” 📄🏛️
Wen da strike wen start, da union wen like get raises dat equal 13.5% ova tree years. Da branch fo’ tax workas wen like get 22.5% increase ova da same time. Da gov’ment wen offa 9% cumulative wage increase ova tree years. 💰📊
Dis week, da gov’ment an’ da union wen get small kine diff’rent views ’bout da wage negotiations. Da union wen talk ’bout da agreements, including da one on Thursday, as one 12.6% wage increase, afta compounding, ova four years, not tree, plus one one-time bonus of 2,500 Canadian dollahs. Da gov’ment wen say 11.5% increase ova four years an’ wen confirm da bonus. 💸🗓️
Why It Mattahs Da tentative agreements gotta be okayed by da union’s membahs. But da union branch dat get ’bout 36,000 workas who take care of tings like immigration processing an’ unemployment insurance claims, wen tell dea membahs fo’ vote against da proposed settlement. 📝🗳️
Da strike neva make big kine public disruption, so neva turn into one big political headache fo’ da gov’ment led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Even dough dey wen dodge da union’s demands fo’ da right fo’ work from home in da contract, da gov’ment stay wit one vague promise fo’ review da situation. Dat could lead to plenny workas not feeling good, especially da ones get hard time fo’ balance work an’ ohana responsibilities. 👨👩👧👦🤷♀️
So, dat’s da scoop on da Canada public servants’ strike, wen come to one end, but no can get dat work from home guarantee. No mo’ quotes inside, but get emojis fo’ show how da kine aloha spirit stay, even wen get dis kine challenge up in da cold North. 🤙🌺❄️
All da peepo now stay watching wat’s next, an’ like see how da union membahs goin’ vote on da proposed deals. Get plenny hopes fo’ find one good balance fo’ da workas an’ da gov’ment, an’ keep da good vibes going fo’ all da peepo who help make Canada one awesome place. Aloha, an’ take care, everybody. 🙏🌈🌲
NOW IN ENGLISH
🌲🇨🇦 Canada’s Public Servants End Strike, No Work From Home Guarantee 📞🏠
The strike by over 155,000 federal government workers in Canada ended on Thursday after a tentative deal was reached with the remaining holdouts – tax agency employees. 🍁🚶♂️
The walkout, which began on April 19th, involved workers who mostly deliver services rather than professionals or policymakers and was largely prompted by union members’ desire to recoup inflation-driven wage losses and to enshrine in their contracts the right to work from home. 🏢💼
The tentative settlement is closer to the government’s wage offer than it is to the Public Service Alliance of Canada’s wage demands and failed to achieve any contract terms guaranteeing work from home. Most of its members will still be required to report to their workplaces three days a week. ⏰🖥️
On Monday, a tentative deal with several bargaining groups brought back around 120,000 members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada. Approximately 35,000 employees of the Canada Revenue Agency began returning on Thursday, who had been seeking higher wage increases than other groups within the union. 🚶♀️📈
Many of the union’s essential workers were legally required to keep working, including members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the military. As a result, the strike caused relatively little significant disruption to most Canadians, though people seeking tax advice by telephone encountered delays, the processing of some payments to military veterans was delayed, and many passport applications were not processed. 🚔🛂📞
The previous contracts between the government and the union expired in June 2021. The union failed to win the right to work from home. The government said on Monday that it would continue to require most people to work from their offices at least three days a week. But it added that it has agreed to review its policy and “to create departmental panels to advise deputy heads regarding employee concerns.” 📄🏛️
When the strike began, the union had been seeking raises that would total 13.5 percent over three years. The branch covering the tax workers started out seeking a 22.5 percent increase over the same period. The government was offering a cumulative wage increase of 9 percent that would be spread over three years. 💰📊
This week, the government and the union had slightly different takes on what they negotiated on wages. The union described the agreements, including the one announced on Thursday, as a 12.6 percent wage increase, after compounding, over four years, rather than three, plus a one-time bonus of 2,500 Canadian dollars. The government described the total increase as 11.5 percent over four years and confirmed the bonus. 💸🗓️
The tentative agreements must now be ratified by the union’s members. But the branch of the union that represents about 36,000 workers who handle, among other things, immigration processing and unemployment insurance claims, has urged its members to vote against the proposed settlement. 📝🗳️
The minimal public disruption meant that the strike did not become a major political headache for the government led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. While it avoided the union’s demands for a contractual right to work from home, its vague promise to review the situation could lead to disaffection among many employees, particularly those struggling to balance work and family responsibilities. 👨👩👧👦🤷♀️
So, that’s the scoop on the Canada public servants’ strike, which has come to an end. While the strike did not cause major disruption, it did highlight the tension between the government and the union over issues such as wages and the right to work from home. Now, all eyes are on the union members as they vote on the proposed deals. With hopes of finding a good balance for both workers and the government, Canadians remain optimistic and continue to spread the aloha spirit throughout the nation. 🇨🇦🤙🌺
