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OC Transpo staff awarded 14% salary raise over 4 years (www.ctvnews.ca)
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Administrative and office staff at OC Transpo will receive raises ranging between three per cent and five per cent a year in a new four-year contract.

The Interest Arbitration Panel has released its ruling for binding arbitration between OC Transpo and the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 1760. The union represents approximately 350 Transit Service office staff and administrative staff.

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[–] [S] 1 point 1 week ago (2 children)

I can't think of anyone (*) who is getting a raise higher than inflation these days without changing jobs, which is its own endeavor. I'm certainly not getting a raise unless I invent one, and I'm working on that.

(*): Anyone normal. Politicians and folks who own employers aren't normal.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 week ago (1 child)

    Yeah, the capitalists are very much against paying anyone appropriately, which is why they're capitalists.

    But that doesn't make this a good deal just because everyone else is also being fucked. It's a bad deal for them and everyone else is also getting bad deals.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 1 week ago

    Yeah, the capitalists are very much against paying anyone appropriately, which is why they’re capitalists.

    You're kidding if you think the NDP would pay employees appropriately either. BC actually pays less than Ontario does for their public servants. Manitoba's not a whole lot better, and their most recent CBA tops out the pay increases at 3% for a total increase over the life of the CBA of 14%. Or in other words, on-par with what we're talking about transit workers getting here.

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