• Roughly a third of federal workers in Canada walked off the job Wednesday after failing to reach a deal for wage increases.
• The strike was announced after the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC), the union representing the workers, failed to reach a deal with the federal government before the 9 p.m. Wednesday deadline.
• PSAC President Chris Aylward said the union, which had been in collective bargaining since 2021, had exhausted every avenue.

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