Between my wife and other teachers I've talked to, none are looking for a wage increase. They recognize they got lucky a few years ago when they had a contract tied to the Alberta average weekly wage index which got them some big raises.
Our public sector salaries are out of line with other provinces because so are our private sector salaries, but as the private sector is going through a bit of a correction it's not unreasonable to expect public sector compensation to be frozen at best until a bit more in line.
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