Right now the government can't afford to be negotiating wage increases, if they do, it shows who they really want to look after, which is their voting base.
At this point negotiate a freeze or a reduction that covers the $170 million in reducing class sizes and focus on that.
Look for the opposition parties to latch onto this comment and watch the negotiations closely.
There are something like 130 contracts up this year in the public sectors, raises or increases in pension plans need to be off the table.
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