Union calls on prime minister to step into ‘stalled’ Phoenix compensation talks
OTTAWA — The country’s largest civil service union called on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday to intervene in “stalled” talks aimed at compensating federal government employees affected by the Phoenix pay system fiasco.
Those talks are suddenly going nowhere, with government negotiators saying they haven’t been told how to proceed, said the Public Service Alliance of Canada.
The leaders of 17 unions issued a letter to Trudeau in February, demanding compensation for civil servants who have suffered as a result of the pay crisis.
For more than two years, tens of thousands of federal workers have been affected by problems plaguing the Phoenix system, which was supposed to streamline pay services across government.