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Lingering Phoenix issues ‘no surprise’ to union leaders, as annual survey shows increase in pay problems

The 2019 federal budget allocated $523.3-million over five years, starting in 2019–20, to 'ensure that adequate resources are dedicated to addressing pay issues,' according to PSPC.

Federal public servants participate in a Dec. 4, 2019, demonstration in Ottawa. According to the results of the 2019 Federal Public Service Employee Survey, more bureaucrats reported Phoenix pay issues in the preceding year than those who responded to the 2018 survey.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY MIKE LAPOINTE

January 22, 2020

With the percentage of federal bureaucrats who say they've had pay problems thanks to Phoenix on the rise, the leaders of the largest federal public service unions say they're not surprised, but also "not hopeful" there's any end in sight. The problem-plagued Phoenix pay system continues to be an i...

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