May Day deal ends strike for 120,000 Canadian federal workers

Country’s largest public sector strike in history ends with most set to return but over 35,000 revenue agency workers still negotiating

Canada’s government struck an agreement with 120,000 federal workers on Monday, effectively ending the country’s largest public sector strike in history, which had crippled services from passport renewals to immigration.

While most strikers are set to return to work after almost two weeks of deadlock, more than 35,000 revenue agency workers who also went on strike on 19 April are still negotiating, the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) union said.