Only in Ottawa’s world: Go on strike and still get paid
Canadians needing a passport for a vacation are out of luck. Farmers are worried about exporting their grain. And ports in Vancouver and Montreal have been slowed.
Those who show up for picket duty will also pocket tax-free strike pay and end up with extra cash in their pocket, at least in the short run. Treasury Board officials said last week that there would be just one errant paycheque, and that any funds would be clawed back within a couple of weeks. But PSAC now says it believes that striking workers will receive their regular pay however long the dispute lasts.
The government’s response has been exceedingly vague, but two things are clear. First, the federal government has failed at minimally prudent planning to a degree that would guarantee a pink slip for any similarly inept manager in the private sector. Worse, striking public servants have little motivation to move away from demands that are unattainable for most Canadians, and which will widen the gap between the private sector and an increasingly cosseted public service.
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