Atlantic Regional Council Video about Phoenix

In May 2018, I spoke at the Atlantic Regional Council about ongoing issues surrounding the Phoenix pay system. If there’s one thing that brings home better than any other the impact of Phoenix it’s the stories our members have to tell.

Here is a short video we made following the event that, I think, makes that point well. I encourage you to share your own stories at https://action.pipsc.ca/nixphoenix

Better Together!
Debi Daviau

Published on 20 July 2018

21 July 2017

Fixing Phoenix

Recently, I sent an opinion piece to the Globe and Mail about our members’ ongoing problems with the Phoenix pay system and what I consider to be one of the root causes of the debacle: outsourcing.

12 June 2017

Outsourcing 2.0 isn’t worth the upgrade

The recent recommendations of yet another consultants’ report on Shared Services Canada (SSC) demonstrate that, when it comes to federal government outsourcing, there’s no shortage of private sector advice.

6 June 2017

On National Public Service Week, Let’s Fix Phoenix Once and For All

Next week, June 11-17, is National Public Service Week (NPSW). Since 1992 it’s been an occasion to recognize and celebrate the contributions Canada’s public service professionals make to society. The Professional Institute supports this celebration of our members’ accomplishments. In fact, we first proposed it.

2 June 2017

PIPSC Comments on Phoenix technical briefing, June 2, 2017

“Today’s update by Deputy Minister Lemay indicates that the government has again failed to plan ahead -- this time for entirely predictable increases in the numbers of employee payroll adjustments needed to implement new collective agreements,” said PIPSC Vice President Steve Hindle.

26 May 2017

Fixing Phoenix means fixing outsourcing

The announcement this week that the federal government will temporarily hire an additional 200 staff, invest a further $142 million over three years, and introduce even more measures to expedite fixing Phoenix is welcome, if long overdue, news.

12 May 2017

On National Public Service Week, Let’s Fix Phoenix Once and For All

Fellow members,