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Vancouver's passport office behind picket lines due to federal strike

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 26 Apr, 2023 01:22 PM

Vancouver's main passport office is behind picket lines today as the Public Service Alliance of Canada ratchets up job action to back contract demands.

1/ Due to the labour disruption, passport delivery is currently limited to clients in humanitarian or emergency situations. These services are only available at specialized passport sites and will be assessed on a case by-case-basis: https://t.co/N8Ljqb1LYt pic.twitter.com/joudAYG9lY
— Passport Canada (@PassportCan) April 20, 2023

More than 100-thousand federal employees have been on strike since last Wednesday, demanding improved wages, benefits and more opportunties to work from home.

Treasury Board officials and the union continue to meet but a statement from the union says there has been no progress on key issues.

Picket lines are up in many cities across B-C but P-SAC has said it is trying to increase pressure on the government while minimizing disruption to the public.

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