Federal lawyers ratify new collective agreement gains that achieve ‘comparable’ pay to Ontario Crowns

By Cristin Schmitz ( March 5, 2024, 5:18 PM EST) -- Members of the union representing more than 3,300 federal government lawyers and Crowns voted overwhelmingly to ratify a “hard won” new collective agreement, featuring pay increases of 12. 5 per cent (13. 14 per cent compounded) over four years and making the pay rates for federal Crowns “comparable” to those of their Ontario counterparts, who are the highest paid public-sector lawyers in Canada, says the Association of Justice Counsel (AJC). . . .