Yes, but:That is false. it is just the payroll cycle is 2 weeks delayed. The union must pay for strike days.
“Since there’s no compensation advisers in the office, they will have to probably reproduce the last pay cycle and pay people the same thing. And they won’t be able to make, necessarily, adjustments because there’s nobody to make those adjustments or recoup the money,” Mr. Brière said.
The speed at which any payments are recouped will likely depend on the length of the strike, he said.
“I’d be very surprised if they would, right away within two weeks, recoup the salaries of people that went on strike,” Mr. Brière said. “It’s pretty quick to say that it’s done within two weeks. I’m not saying it’s impossible. But I’m not sure it’s as likely as they make it sound.”
During previous strikes, federal workers had to ask for unpaid leave using the government's Phoenix pay system after their strikes were over so pay could be “deducted in subsequent cycles”. “It’s embarrassing the only way taxpayers may get our money back is if employees voluntarily fill out a form."