OTTAWA—More than 35,000 federal workers who assess and approve tax returns will be in a legal strike position by April 14, just two weeks before the annual deadline for Canadians to file their taxes.
The strike vote comes after more than a year of haggling between the Canada Revenue Agency and workers represented by the Union of Taxation Employees within the Public Service Alliance of Canada.
A conciliator appointed last fall to help with the talks reported in January that the two sides were at an impasse.
PSAC says it will not release the results of the strike vote for “strategic reasons,” but says it puts members in a legal strike position as of Friday….