Prime minister applauds front-line workers dealing with Phoenix pay problems
MONCTON, N.B. — The prime minister thanked civil servants Wednesday for the work they’ve done for months to help federal employees affected by the government’s problem-plagued pay system.
Justin Trudeau met directly with employees at the federal pay centre in Miramichi, N.B., the epicentre of complaints about the Phoenix system.
Trudeau was inside one of the centre’s facilities in the city for just over an hour, but said nothing to reporters when he left.
At least one civil service union leader has suggested that the pay centre should not have been located in Miramichi in the first place, prompting demands from the community’s mayor for an apology.