Canada Border Guards Vote to Strike Days Ahead of Reopening to US Tourists
VANCOUVER Canadian border guards and customs officials voted Tuesday to go on strike just days before fully vaccinated U.S. citizens and permanent residents will be allowed into Canada, unions representing the workers said, a move that could potentially cause disruptions and hurt businesses emerging out of the pandemic-driven economic downturn.
A strike would slow down commercial traffic at the land border, the unions said, as well as impact international mail and collection of duties and taxes. But a spokesperson for the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) said 90 percent of the front-line border services officers have been identified as “essential,” and will continue to work in the event of a strike.
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Part of Canada s land border with the United States is pictured closed at the Peace Arch border crossing in Surrey, B.C., Tuesday, April 28, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward July 27, 2021 - 1:47 PM
Canadians could be facing mail disruptions and slowdowns at the border with the United States next month after members of a union representing about 9,000 Canadian Border Service Agency employees voted in favour of striking, jeopardizing the federal government s reopening plans.
The Public Service Alliance of Canada and its Customs and Immigration Union announced Tuesday its members may strike as soon asAug. 6, three days before fully vaccinated U.S. citizens will be able to visit Canada without having to quarantine for two weeks.
Canada Border Guards Vote To Strike Days Ahead Of Reopening To US Tourists Canada Border Guards Vote To Strike Days Ahead Of Reopening To US Tourists The border has been shut for non-essential travel for more than 16 months because of the coronavirus pandemic.
A US Customs and Protection vehicle stands beside a sign reading that the border is closed.
Vancouver:
Canadian border guards and customs officials voted on Tuesday to go on strike just days before fully vaccinated U.S. citizens and permanent residents will be allowed into Canada, unions representing the workers said, a move that could potentially cause disruptions and hurt businesses emerging out of the pandemic-driven economic downturn.
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Published: 28 Jul 2021 10:43 AM BdST
Updated: 28 Jul 2021 10:43 AM BdST A US Customs and Protection vehicle stands beside a sign reading that the border is closed to non-essential traffic at the Canada-United States border crossing at the Thousand Islands Bridge, to combat the spread of the COVID-19 in Lansdowne, Ontario, Canada September 28, 2020. REUTERS
Canadian border guards and customs officials voted on Tuesday to go on strike just days before fully vaccinated US citizens and permanent residents will be allowed into Canada, unions representing the workers said, a move that could potentially cause disruptions and hurt businesses emerging out of the pandemic-driven economic downturn.