Remote Work Demands Helping Drag Out Canada Civil-Service Strike
- Government, union also at odds over wages and outsourcing
- WFH dispute risks setting precedent for other sectors
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The right to work from home is one of the key outstanding issues at the center of negotiations to end one of Canada’s largest strikes.
More than 155,000 civil servants have been on strike since Wednesday to demand higher wages from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government, the country’s largest employer. In addition to better pay and a right to work remotely, they’re also pushing for a ban on contracting out jobs and a requirement that seniority be respected during layoffs.