Only 35 per cent of 120,000 striking federal workers cast ballots in the vote to strike, according to a ruling filed Thursday by the federal labour board.
Documents show only 42,421 Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) members voted, and of those, more than 80 per cent voted in favour of a strike.
The union previously had declined to reveal the percentage of members who voted for a strike.
Last Thursday, PSAC National Leader Chris Aylward said an “overwhelming majority” of members reported they were prepared to strike.
The union responded to these figures, first reported in the National Post, by saying that the “broad support”
