Alliance de la Fonction publique du Canada

Much of what PSAC members have heard about Phoenix damages focuses on the government’s general damages offer of five days of leave for the last four years of hardships. You may not know that we're negotiating more than just compensation for general damages. Here’s the breakdown:    

As the Phoenix pay disaster hits the four year mark, PSAC members across Canada are holding public protests to increase pressure for government action. Their demands are simple:

• fair compensation for the hardships PSAC members have endured;
• more staff and resources to prevent new issues, resolve pay problems faster, and to stabilize the system as soon as possible.

Just this past month the Public Service Employees Survey confirmed the massive impact Phoenix has had, and the large scale of problems that remain:

Aside from compensation for Phoenix damages, the impact of the Phoenix pay system is a central bargaining issue for each of PSAC’s federal public service bargaining units.

PSAC's Racially Visible Action Committee (RVAC) helped Sandra cope with the harassment and discrimination she was experiencing in the workplace. Sandra vowed that when this battle was over, she would dedicate her life to helping employees by promoting and campaigning for the rights and freedoms that workers are entitled to.   

The government will need to offer PSAC members more Phoenix compensation and higher wage increases if they hope to reach a deal, recommends the Public Interest Commission (PIC) report on Treasury Board common issues and the PA group bargaining unit.