Workers at the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) have voted overwhelmingly in favour of taking strike action on behalf of 35,000 workers represented by the Union of Taxation Employees and the Public Service Alliance of Canada.

Workers at CRA have been without a contract for more than a year while they say the cost of living has continued to soar.   The union says the government still has major concessions on the table and has yet to respond to the their wage proposals.

A final round of negotiations has been set for April 17-20 between PSAC and Canada Revenue Agency. Members at CRA are in a legal strike position April 14.

The Canada Revenue Agency issued a statement saying that while their priority is reaching a deal at the bargaining table, we recognize the right of employees to engage in strike activities.