Home Care nurses are on strike. They have no contract.
The last three year contract froze salaries for the first two years and gave a. 2.75 % increase in the third year. You can't chisel a contact much cheaper than that.
Directors by contrast were very much more generously compensated.
Two, years without an increase in wages and increase in cost-of -living meant a reduction in
compensation. 2.75% in the third year did not represent catch up let allne keep up.
Recipients of the program are also short changed by reduction in minutes of setvice provided.
The program allows people in need of care to receive it at home. It saves the government billions of dollars in institutional care and is a hundred times more preferable .
But the sick,and the elderly are not visible in their homes. Hardly a dot on the radar screen.
Liquor Control Board preovides the government with billions of dollars annually to finance hospital and other services. The government says how much they need. And that's what they get.
Store managers wages have been frozen for six years. They are worse off to-day than six years ago..
Liberals have been in charge all that time.
Hospital Directors, Education Directors, Policce, Firefighters and sundry others are the new millionaires of our society.
While their compensation takes gigantic is tribes. Less and less is available for social housing, home care for sick and elderly.
People bringing in revenue to pay exorbitant increases in costs of particular government service
are shamelessly short-changed in compensation.
One might argue it's all about politics. One would not be partially correct.
It is all about a lack of political skill coupled with a total lack of leadership.
It's the difference between then and now.
Friday, 13 February 2015
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"Poople (sic) bringing in revenue to pay the exorbitant increases in costs of particular government service are shamelessly short-changed"
Evelyn, are you arguing that the (government monopoly) LCBO store managers should be paid more based on their (exclusive) sales amounts, on the premise that their efforts create the funding for other social services?
Evelyn are you saying that taxes should be raised?
I am not in favour of higher taxes - expecially for public sector workers that get a lot more perks than the average Joe. The OMERS pension alone is gold!
This type of incomprehensible incompetence is found in all levels of government. Unfortunately right now for Ontarians our health care system is shameful especially for the elderly. Thank you Chris Ballard and friends.
Oh, 15:23. Evelyn is suggesting no such thing. Do piss off !
Why do you presume to speak for "Evelyn," 16:02? Also, nice choice of words directed to KA-NON - can't you keep it civil?
The Home Care nurses are needed so badly. When our son-in-law had a nasty accident, nurses sent through the hospital in the city came from their local area and were there almost every day. Some are still friends.
Often times when a government employer cannot pay dollar increases unions extract other benefits.
In general, I think the tide has turned in regard to provincial and federal employees. They enjoyed salary and benefit compensation above the private and municipal sectors for a number of years. In the past 5 or 6 years their salaries and benefits have been lagging. Pension benefits are good but if you look at the teachers' pension plan you will find it is not as good as it was. Also, it does not come free given the significant deduction at source.
The days of holding people hostage (like the post office did) are in rapid decline. Everyone can be replaced and every work function can be modified, streamlined or deleted.
17:16
Just livening things up. Everyone will blame it on you.
@1749
Are you suggesting the teachers pension plan is not very good even with the over 1.1 Billion dollar match by the taxpayers annually
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