Back to office: Federal unions file legal challenges to 3-day a week office mandate [Video]

Federal unions are launching legal challenges and encouraging public sector workers to file “tens of thousands” of grievances over the new mandate requiring federal workers to return to the office at least three days a week in the fall.

“The Trudeau Liberal government better prepare itself for a summer of discontent,” Chris Aylward, president of the Public Service Alliance of Canada, said on Wednesday.

The Treasury Board Secretariat announced a new hybrid work policy for the federal public service on May 1, requiring all public servants in the core public administration to work on-site a minimum of three days a week starting Sept. 9. All federal executives are expected to be on-site a minimum of four days per week.