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Union of Taxation Employees latest PSAC group to declare impasse in negotiations with feds

'As inflation hits highs that we haven’t seen since the '80s, workers are obviously feeling the pinch more than ever because wages aren’t keeping up with the rising costs,' says PSAC national president Chris Aylward.

Union of Taxation Employees national president Marc Brière, left, and Public Service Alliance of Canada national president Chris Aylward. 'Come next spring, we could potentially have 170,000 federal public sector workers in a legal strike position,' says Aylward. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
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