Federal workers strike highlights desire for work-from-home flexibility

Discussions around remote work are growing as the Canada-wide strike by federal government employees heads into the second week, with one labour markets expert saying the desire for work-from-home flexibility is unsurprising.

More than 150,000 Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) workers walked off the job last Wednesday, demanding higher wages and universal work-from-home policies.

On Monday, Mona Fortier, president of the Treasury Board — the federal department negotiating with striking PSAC workers — said on CBC’s Power and Politics that a telework policy would not be a part of the collective agreement, but within the purview of managers. 

“It is a red line, it is the right of management,” Fortier said. “It’s so important

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