Major disturbances are taking place at the Canadian border, after major disturbances from border workers who complain about poor salaries.
Workers on the Canadian border voted in favor of a strike after reaching a dead end after negotiations with the Canadian Public Service Union (PSAC) and border officers at airports and land-sea crossings, in addition to workers at commercial entry points.
The workers voted in favor of the strike, which will lead to major repercussions and disruptions to the passage of goods, services, and people traveling.
The percentage of members voting in favor of the strike reached about 96%, and the percentage is scheduled to increase further in the coming weeks, especially after employees at the border remained without an updated collective agreement for two years, and negotiations reached a dead end.
It is worth noting that the Canadian Public Service Union, PSAC, also includes internal law enforcement, intelligence and trade officers, in addition to other workers in the border sectors and investigative officers.
It is also noteworthy that the strike of border workers in Canada in 2021 caused trucks and vehicles to accumulate in long lines at the border points to enter Canada, and at that time it was only a limited and temporary strike by border workers.
Strikes in 2021 caused trucks to park for extremely long hours at entry points into Canada in Surrey, British Columbia.
The union was able to reach an agreement with the Canada Border Services Agency and the government after long hours of negotiations, reaching approximately 36 hours of extremely exhausting negotiations.
The union for these workers assured that regular wages were commensurate with the significant increase in the prices of food, services, and housing, so that they were compatible with the wages of other law enforcement workers in Canada, while granting them a retirement system similar to other employees.
He also called on workers at the Canadian border to have access to flexible options for working with the Canadian government, allowing them to work online and work remotely.
