As a public sector worker I feel I am adequately payed in comparison to private sector in Alberta. The teaching profession wage increase is managed by the AWEI which is a blessing and a curse. To have long term sustainable funding it needs to be predictable, but it is also a measurement based on the average income in Alberta.
Loong at Canadian public sector wages is misleading. People in PEI, Manitoba, Ontario are not paid as much because the cost of living in those provinces (minus GTA) are much lower.
While I support the ATA I don't support all the positions it takes at times. However it is hard to trust in government, especially after Klien. He promised teachers would keep jobs in 90s if they submitted to a rollback but then cut jobs.
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