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PSAC declares impasse in negotiations with feds over wages, as unions, feds navigate inflation, ‘hybrid work’ model

With the union looking for a 4.5 per cent annual increase, the government's offer—an average of 1.75 per cent, according to PSAC—was the 'tipping point' that led to impasse, says PSAC national president Chris Aylward.

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