Final bargaining push
VANCOUVER—Last ditch community social services bargaining talks resumed August 9, and lasted through the week. Talks are set to continue on Monday. Your bargaining committee has been clear that any agreement must focus on yourkey demands – namely job security, fair work practices, and dealing with thecontinuing bleeding of jobs and decimation of services in […]
Wage and benefit claims ‘outrageous’
VANCOUVER—Public employees have been targeted this week in local media. Two guest editorials in The Province newspaper have attacked the “outrageous” wages and benefits government employees make compared to other workers. The claims arise from a rightwing Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) study back in 2008 that claimed government employees earn 25 per cent […]
