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Originally Posted by peter12
Then they should behave like a normal worker and jump ####... Come on, the actual perks of being a unionized public service worker go beyond pay: below average productivity, lots of holidays, indexed defined benefit pensions.
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Have you considered that a lot of federal government workers
have left?
The federal workers I've dealt with in a professional capacity are generally just as overworked and underpaid as any private sector client I deal with. I have looked at job postings to fill positions at PSPC in particular, and the pay was laughably low for the level of experience they were looking for.
"Lots of holidays"? Depends on the particular agency in question I suppose, I don't know the ins and outs of all of the collective bargaining agreements but generally the people I've dealt with get one extra stat holiday (Easter Monday; they also get Truth and Reconciliation Day, but don't get Family Day in February so it works out to one extra day), get three weeks of paid sick leave annually (I get two weeks), get two weeks' paid vacation time (I get four; I haven't had less than three in 10+ years, but then I don't come close to using it...).