A tentative bargaining agreement has been reached between the Liberal government and the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC), resulting in around 120,000 federally employed PSAC members returning to work, according to a press release from the union. The agreement covers PSAC’s members in the Education and Library, Program and Administrative, Operational Services, and Technical Services bargaining units. PSAC negotiated a wage increase of 12.6% compounded over the agreement lifespan from 2021 to 2024, with an additional year in the agreement after 2024 protecting workers from inflation. The agreement also includes a pensionable $2,500 one-time lump sum payment representing an additional 3.7% of salary for the average PSAC member in Treasury Board bargaining units. However, approximately 35,000 Canada Revenue Agency workers still represented by PSAC without a deal. The national strike of over 155,000 PSAC members began on April 18 and followed PSAC’s demands for a 13.5% wage raise over three years for its members due to high inflation. PSAC also called on the federal government to give some public servants the option to work from home full-time instead of the Treasury Board’s proposed “hybrid model,” consisting of some workdays in the office.