{
  "id": 15920466,
  "title": "Federal union announces strike votes for 120,000 federal public servants",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/federal-union-announces-strike-votes-for-120-000-federal-public",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-21T16:00:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CityNews",
    "slug": "citynews",
    "url": "https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/10/21/federal-union-announces-strike-votes-for-120000-federal-public-servants-2/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC), representing 120,000 federal public servants, has announced upcoming nationwide strike votes following the breakdown of contract talks with the federal government. Voting is scheduled to occur from November 16 to January 22, 2026.\n\nNegotiations between the union and the Treasury Board have been ongoing for over a year and a half. In May 2026, PSAC deemed a government wage offer of less than one percent per year \"insulting.\" The union also alleges the government has refused to negotiate on critical issues, including wages, job security, remote work, and protections against artificial intelligence.\n\nWorkers eligible to participate in the strike votes encompass a range of public servants, including wildland firefighters, passport and benefit officers, fishery officers, federal teachers, librarians, and administrative staff. In 2023, PSAC-led picket lines saw 155,000 federal public servants across Canada endure almost two weeks of strikes, resulting in a 12.6 percent wage increase over the agreement's term (2021-2024).",
  "summary": "OTTAWA — Canada's largest federal public service union says 120,000 workers will take part in nationwide strike votes starting next month after contract talks with the federal government broke down.",
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        "outlet": "CityNews",
        "title": "Federal union announces strike votes for 120,000 federal public servants",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/federal-union-announces-strike-votes-for-120-000-federal-public-15920467",
        "published": "2026-10-21T16:00:09.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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