A PSAC executive said its team declared impasse after CFIA tabled a pay proposal that failed to keep up with inflation.
He added that the agency called for concessions that would changes hours of work, though PSAC had made it clear that it wouldn’t accept concessions.
This newspaper reached out to CFIA for comment, but did not receive a response in time for publication. “We need to see some movement happen at the main Treasury Board tables, but, as well, would need to seek from Treasury Board a specific mandate on how they can move forward on specific issues,” Mills said. “We’re aware that the main Treasury Board units and the common issues are going back in the first and second weeks of April, so we’re hoping that Treasury Board has given their teams a different mandate.
“The majority of them are boots on the ground food inspectors working in places like slaughterhouses, abattoirs and inspecting multiple other types of food, so, during the pandemic, that was one of the jobs that people just couldn’t stop doing,” Mills said. “We feel that the wage increases that we’ve asked for not only consider the ever-increasing cost of living, but also show some respect for the hard work that these folks did day in and day out.
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