Open in full screen mode The regional executive vice president of the PSAC, Alex Silas, was arrested Wednesday morning in Ottawa during a picket Radio-Canada Voice synthesis, based on artificial intelligence, makes it possible to generate spoken text from written text. The regional executive vice-president of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) in the National Capital Region, Alex Silas, was arrested Wednesday morning in Ottawa during a picket involving civilian personnel from military bases in Ontario and Quebec. The media had been invited to an update on the strike outside the Department of National Defense-Canadian Armed Forces Joint Intelligence Operations Center in the city's east end, where more than 100 people were gathered. Several brandished banners in the colors of the PSAC, while others chanted solidarity through megaphones. But before the union leaders could speak to the media, Alex Silas, regional executive vice-president of the PSAC, was arrested and escorted by police to a vehicle of the Ottawa Police Service (OPS). In a video captured by CBC News, we can witness a police officer telling Mr. Silas that he is under arrest under the Ontario Highway Traffic Act for obstructing traffic. Loading cours ELSE ON NEWS: “Make Canada Great Again”: Trudeau attacks Poilievre with Trump slogan The trade unionist was then placed in the back of the police car. The crowd of strikers then gathered around the vehicle chanting Free Alex! According to a publication shared by the & #x27;AFPC on social networks, Mr. Silas was released later on Wednesday. 
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Nearly 500 civilian employees of Military bases in Ontario and Quebec have been on strike since January 15. The strike affects base workers in Petawawa, Kingston, Valcartier, Montréal St-Jean and Bagotville, as well as others whose jobs are in Ottawa.
In an email, the OPS confirmed to CBC that a person had been arrested during a protest in the area and that their investigation was continuing.
Nearly 500 civilian employees at military bases in Ontario and Quebec have been on strike since the 15th January.
The strike affects workers on the bases of Petawawa, Kingston, Valcartier, Montréal St-Jean and Bagotville, as well as other people whose jobs are in Ottawa. Workers deliver programs through Canadian Forces Morale and Welfare Services (CFMWS).
The union said it wanted a fair national pay scale.
The strike action caused closures of roads in the area Wednesday morning.
With information from CBC News