Ontario Public Servants Get Pay Hike After Court Ruling

Thousands of public servants in Ontario are getting the highest wage increase in over 10 years after a court ruled a law capping wage increases was unconstitutional. The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) says its bargaining team has successfully mediated a 9.5 percent increase over the next three years for 30,000 of its members. The increase includes a 1 percent increase for each year that was previously agreed upon. “This government may think that their majority means they hold all the power. But this win is proof that when we build worker power and solidarity, workers have the power to fight for what they deserve,” union President JP Hornick said in the news release. “This is just the beginning. We will build on this win and take this energy to the next round of bargaining this year.”...