Wage Freeze

• Supreme Court will not hear appeal of Manitoba’s public sector wage freeze

  The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear an appeal from unions that consider the Manitoba government's public-sector wage freeze a violation of collective bargaining rights.

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  Oct 27, 2022
  
• Independent committee recommends raises for N.B. MLAs, premier

  The report recommends salary increases of 9.5 per cent for MLAs and 13.5 for the premier. MLA pay has been frozen since 2008.

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  Oct 6, 2022
  
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• Manitoba finance minister promises ‘fresh start’ with public sector unions

  The Manitoba government says it will repeal a wage-freeze bill for public-sector workers, despite a recent court victory.

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  Nov 24, 2021
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• CUPE N.B. preparing for week of marathon negotiations as strike vote deadline looms

  Union leadership say they're willing to negotiate for as long as necessary ahead of their Labour day deadline, after which a strike vote would be held.

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  Aug 30, 2021
• N.B. government wage-freeze pitch ‘a slap in the face’: unions

  Premier Blaine Higgs is saying he will ask union locals to accept a year of no wage increases in any new contracts being negotiated.

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  Dec 12, 2020
• Manitoba government plans to appeal ruling that quashed wage freeze

  The Manitoba government is appealing a court ruling that quashed a wage freeze for 120,000 public-sector workers.

  Aug 17, 2020
• Class-action lawsuit against University of Victoria over wage freeze can proceed: B.C. court

  The lawsuit argues the university breached up to 134 employee contracts by freezing their wages after a 2012 government order to halt public sector management salaries.

  Dec 28, 2019
• Calgary’s Priorities and Finance Committee tackles a number of issues at meeting

  Calgary's Priorities and Finance Committee discussed a number of items at a Tuesday meeting.

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  Nov 6, 2019
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• Province scraps plan to adjourn wage freeze court challenge

  The Manitoba government has backed off a plan to delay a court battle over its public-sector wage freeze.

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  Oct 17, 2019
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• Province wants court challenge against wage-freeze bill adjourned

  The Manitoba government is asking a judge to shelve a court challenge launched by unions representing 110,000 workers over the province's public-sector wage freeze.

  Oct 7, 2019