Picket lines were set up at bases in Ontario, including at Petawawa, Kingston, Borden and North Bay.
The Department of National Defence did not respond to a request for comment on what impact the strike was having on the operations of both the department and Canadian Forces.
Winger pointed out that there are labour shortages at National Defence but instead of hiring staff or paying existing staff more money, the department hires outside contractors at high wages. “I don’t understand their money management scheme,” she said. “It wouldn’t work in my house. It wouldn’t work in the houses of most Canadians.
Camille Soper, president of UNDE Local 21007, outside 19 Comox, BC told this newspaper that the strikers are peaceful. She noted that there are around 200 people on strike who will take part in various shifts on the picket line in Comox. The strike also has federal staff from various departments such as Fisheries and Oceans.
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