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Originally Posted by IliketoPuck

It's quite common for most trade unions to have annual CBA negotiations that account for inflation, amongst other things.

I personally have never seen this in a CBA. That isn’t to say it doesn’t happen or has never happened but to say that it’s “quite common” seems to lack foundation. Generally both the employer and the union want a little long term certainty of outcome and labour peace. Continually renegotiating every year doesn’t provide that and adds significant time and costs to the process.

This isn't that hard.

Getting both sides to agree to something isn’t always easy just because people on the outside looking in think it’s sensible.

You’re unlikely to get a Union to agree to tying wages to inflation because the expectation would likely be that the pendulum swings both ways in the event of deflation.

The provincial government is simply playing hardball with the union because it is in their interest to do so, and generally speaking, gaslighting everyone into ignoring the real issue:

I’d say it’s more likely that the government are doing it because they have been given a mandate to vilify unions and public sector workers at every opportunity by the people putting money behind their party.

Alberta's public education system used to be considered one of, if not the best, in the world. And now due to systemic underfunding, and a focus on privatization, our education system has slipped substantially.

Public education is an investment in the future prosperity of the province. By choosing as a province to underfund it, we are choosing to risk those future prospects.

And to echo Troutman's earlier post - a less educated electorate is inherently more malleable and easily manipulated.

The UCP don’t appear to be too interested in what is in the long term best interests of Albertans.