Around 120,000 of the federal employees represented by the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) will return to work on May 1 as the union says it has reached a tentative bargaining agreement with the Liberal government for some its members on strike.

“With the national strike now over for Treasury Board workers, members of the PA, SV, TC and EB bargaining groups are required to return to work beginning May 1 at 9 a.m. ET or their next scheduled shift after that date,” PSAC said in a press release.

The union says it has negotiated wage increases for the Treasury Board workers totaling 12.6 percent compounded over the agreement lifespan from 2021 to 2024.

PSAC previously said it was demanding a 13.5 percent wage raise over three years for its members due to high inflation.

The tentative agreement—which PSAC said is just for its Treasury Board members—still leaves around 35,000 Canada Revenue Agency workers also represented by the union without a deal.

The national strike of more than 155,000 PSAC members began on April 18.

More to come…