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    :: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 ::

    40,000 public servants on strike; 85,000 set to join them By Kathryn May, The Ottawa Citizen
    11,000 blue-collar workers walk out today; government appears to be digging in

    The government's blue-collar workers, from electricians and carpenters to labourers and heating plant operators, are the latest public servants who to head for the picket lines today. The expected walkout puts the number of workers on strike at about 40,000 with another 85,000 poised to follow within weeks.
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