Canada: Unionized border services personnel cancel threatened strike after reaching tentative collective bargaining agreement as of June 11 /update 2

Unionized employees of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) have reached a tentative collective bargaining agreement as of June 11, averting a potential nationwide strike that could have begun to impact border services by 00:01 EDT June 14. Details regarding the tentative deal, which applies to thousands of CBSA employees affiliated with the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) and Customs and Immigration Union (CIU), will reportedly be announced "once the ratification kit is available for members [on] Thursday, June 13," per PSAC. Unionized workers who had threatened to participate in the labor action were demanding higher wages and improved benefits.