The vast majority of federal civil servants who went on strike April 19 are back to work May 1.
A tentative agreement was reached for the bargaining groups representing more than 120,000 workers on the weekend.
There were about 3,000 agricultural workers, including Canadian Grain Commission inspectors, off the job.
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federal government proposed several months ago to increase the compensation rate from 80 to 90 per cent and double the maximum payment from $3 million to $6 million
Another unit representing 35,000 Canada Revenue Agency employees is still negotiating.
The members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada were without a contract since June 2021. The new agreement would be in effect from that date to June 2024 and, according to the union, provide wage increase totaling 12.6 percent over that time. The workers are also to receive a pensionable lump sum payment of $2,500.
Remote work was one of the sticking points and the union said the agreement requires managers to assess remote work requests individually rather than by group.
On contracting out, PSAC members won’t lose their jobs if there are layoffs and they can perform duties already being done by a contractor. The government committed to developing a consultation process on the issues associated with contracting out.
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