Phoenix Pay protestors say federal budget falls short
Whether the government scraps the program-plagued Phoenix Pay System or not, federal workers are making demands on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
On Wednesday, members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) gathered outside of the Saskatchewan Penitentiary in Prince Albert to protest the unpopular and often-ineffective public employee payment system, which was introduced two years ago.
“We are as frustrated with the costs and problems as the rest of the taxpayers in Canada,” said Shannon Blum, speaking on behalf of PSAC members.
According to a November report from the auditor general, problems with the pay system have grown to the point that the value of outstanding pay errors totalled more than half a billion dollars at the end of June, 2017. Blum said she hasn’t been paid correctly in two years, and was told it could take up to seven years for her situation to be fully resolved.