Managers are tracking employees that are on the picket line, and I beleive the intention is that pay will be clawed back later. The Phoenix pay system is...erm, fickle. And in combination with the fact that not all PSAC workers are picketing (i.e, those classified as essential), it's not as easy as flipping a switch.
I'm also really curious about the negotiations surrounding WFH. I am a federal employee, and our union is still in the negotiation process, so whatever the outcome is here, it will likely inform our process. I think there are really good benefits to the WFH model, but it has to make sense, and I'd like to see the union acknowledge this before it declares it a hill to die on. Some of the people striking are lab technicians, and aside from some quality assurance activities, their jobs are inherently incompatible with WFH. I'm sure there are many other positions that are in the same boat. It might be a bitter pill to swallow for some if the strike drags on over WFH.
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