The best deal for government is 3 percent in the final year of the 4 year contract while the best deal for government workers is 3 percent in the first year of the contract. So, why not split the difference and have a 3/4 percent increase each of the 4 years for unionized workers with managers getting a 1/2 percent increase as they don’t pay union dues.
To save money they could do the following: have the civil service and health care workers adopt the less lucrative long term service award formula as the teachers while for the teachers they could phase in a contribution towards their health care costs of 5% each year of the contract until they are the same as other workers in the public sector. This should be about sustainability and equity not about attacking public sector workers.
If this seems unreasonable to both sides then lets send it to arbitration where a neutral third party can sort out the issues.
Hopefully at some point in the future we can move to a more rational process with real GDP and CPI being used to identify the appropriate change in compensation and avoid the bickering and have a fair process which respects the rights of workers and sensitivity to the fiscal challenges faced by government. —Lets give workers a fairer 3 percent
This article appears in Dec 8-14, 2016.
Grab yer arse cheeks and spread ’em, folks – the swivel service want more dough that this fucking broke province doesn’t have.
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You’re talking about 3% over 4 years. Who the fuck cares how they roll it out? Nobody cares about your coke binge idea fest, just shut up and take your raise!
A professional doesn’t always need constant and continual improvement in their salary. That level of self entitlement is one of the reasons why we have a cost of health care crisis in this country.
Is it so wrong for a teacher to sometimes say ‘ I make a good living, I can make do with an offer that allows me to keep up with inflation ‘ especially when the average taxpayer doesn’t even get that much lately
Hands up who hasn’t had a raise in 6 years. FML.
Four 0.75% raises don’t equal one 3% raise.
Money issues are not what keep public sentiment in the teacher’s favour.
TASB, if I multiply 0.75 by 4, I get 3.
Thanks for making the same mistake I’m pointing out. If you get four 0.75% raises in a row, you’d have 3.03% raise, its called compounding.
.75% of the pre-agreement rate, added 4times, is a 3% increase.
GV knows what’s up
So here are the facts teachers. Only 20% of NS education students graduating from university actually get a full time teaching gig. Something tells me that if your 76 grand salary and 35 grand golden handshake is not enough there would be no problem, finding an ass to put behind your desk. Comprendez?
This work to rule thing is absurd. When I am mad at my landlord, I don’t stop helping the lady on the second floor with her grocery bags. And, if my boss doesn’t pay me during a snow day, I will still help others with snow removal.
I understand that the worst jobs always pay nothing and I do them because I give a shit.