One-Third Of Canadian Government Employees Are On Strike, Causing Nationwide Headaches

More than one-third of Canadian federal employees went on strike as the nation’s public sector union failed to reach an agreement with government officials on wage increases. Some 155,000 members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada started to strike across the country on Wednesday, inducing fears of disrupted government services such as passports and tax services. The labor union represents nearly 230,000 workers, including 120,000 employed by the Treasury Board of Canada and 35,000 employed by the Canada Revenue Agency, while the federal government of Canada maintained a workforce...