Commercial traffic entering Canada at the Blue Water Bridge had longer than normal wait times Friday, on day one of job action by workers at the Canada Border Services Agency.
Over 8,500 employees, members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) and Customs and Immigration Union (CIU), launched work-to-rule job action at 6 a.m. at border crossings and airports across the country.
Callers to Blackburn News indicated they were waiting about five hours to cross into Canada, and police shut down the Pine Grove Avenue entrance ramp to ease congestion.
Employees are only doing essential work, including safety and security.
Talks between the union and federal government are ongoing.
CBSA employees have been without a contract since June 2018.
The unions have cited workplace morale and parity with other law enforcement agencies as key sticking points.
