US extends border travel restrictions to Mexico, Canada through Aug. 21
The United States has extended Mexico, Canada border restrictions on nonessential travel until August 21.
USA TODAY, USA TODAY
Vaccinated U.S. citizens and permanent residents can travel to Canada starting next week, but may face long lines and delays due to a Canada Border Services Agency strike.
Two labor unions, the Public Service Alliance of Canada and the Customs and Immigration Union, served strike notice to the Canadian government Tuesday. Nearly 9,000 Canada Border Services Agency employees are set to begin strikes Friday at 6 a.m. EDT.
The unions are set to resume talks with government officials Wednesday, but strikes will begin if a new contract isn’t negotiated, according to a news release from the PSAC. Mark Weber, national president of the Customs and Immigration Union, told USA TODAY he thinks “it’s unlikely a deal will be reached before Friday.”
Strikes are set to take place at Canadian airports, land borders, commercial shipping ports, postal facilities and headquarters. The unions warned that the strikes could have a “dramatic impact” on plans to reopen the border to U.S. travelers on Aug. 9 and could affect Canada’s supply chain by…
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