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Old 03-24-2015, 05:19 PM   #211
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Not sure which union you are talking about, but definitely sure that's not the case for all the unions represented above.
Teachers, I believe.

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Beyond that, when was the last time any union made cuts in the order of 10-15% like much of the private sector is doing today? Ralph Klein days, when they were forced to, I would imagine.
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It would be refreshing to see the public sector unions come out with a statement saying that in light of the fact the government is facing huge deficits, and since public sector salaries have more than doubled in the last decade, that they would be willing to match what the MLA's and cabinet have done and consider a 5% wage rollback this year in order to protect jobs.
Didn't they do this during the Klein years - i.e. agreed to voluntary salary reduction in order to "protect and not lose any jobs" - only to, well, lose jobs?

If so, and my memory serves me correctly,....

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Terrible optics, IMHO.
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