Remote work at centre of labour dispute between federal government and employees
Global News
Many federal public servants have been working remotely for three years now since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
It’s a labour dispute playing out on the national stage as public servants stage a full-blown strike.
The roughly 155,000 federal government employees, represented by the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC), are fighting for a new collective agreement, one which includes better wages and working conditions.
But there’s another contentious issue between the workers and their employer, the federal government.
And it’s one not seen in past labour disputes.
“Working remotely, working from home,” said Sue Moser, strike captain and president of the Union of Taxation Employees (UTE) Local 20003.
“Remote work and telework have been proven to be very productive. I think we are able to do our jobs remotely.”
Many federal public servants have been working remotely for three years now since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
But in January, the Treasury Board of Canada mandated that federal employees have to come into the office two days a week, or 40 percent of the time.
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