Ontario Public School Teachers To See More Than 1 Percent Pay Rise Ford

Prime Minister Doug Ford spoke to Bill 124 during an irrelevant press conference on Thursday, signaling the impending cut in the provincial gas tax that is due to take effect on Friday.
“It simply came to our notice then [public-sector teachers] “The increase will be more than one percent,” Ford said.
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The Progressive Conservative Government passed legislation, called the Law to Protect a Sustainable Public Sector for Future Generations, in November 2019 to limit wage increases for public sector employees to one percent per year.
Advertised at the time as a time-limited approach to help eliminate the deficit, the provisions were only to be in force for three years, but Ford remained silent on whether his government would repeal or extend the measures.
His comments come as the Canadian Civil Servants Association (CUPE) – which represents 55,000 education workers and other frontline workers in Ontario – held a press conference at Queen’s Park to call for an end to the controversial bill, which also restricts them. salaries of those working in the provincial health care system.
“In the light of historical inflation, currently at 7.7%, this [one per cent wage increase] equates to an unacceptable pay cut.  “This means that frontline workers – such as PSW, RPN, University caregivers and so many others – are now struggling to make ends meet, let alone move on,” the union said in a press release.
Now is the time to finally repeal legislation that violates the Constitution, which limits total compensation, including wages, to public sector employees to only 1 percent, the Canadian Civil Servants Association (CUPE) Ontario said during press conference.

– CUPE Ontario (@CUPEOntario) June 30, 2022
Amid calls for measures to be taken in the face of rising inflation, Ford said he had “full confidence” in Education Secretary Stephen Lecce, who is in charge of negotiating the details of some major teacher contracts that are about to expire. “It will do a good job and a fair deal will be negotiated,” Ford said. “We fully understand inflation. “We fully understand that the cost of living is rising.” Education Minister Stephen Lecce shakes hands with Prime Minister Doug Ford as he swears in at the swearing-in ceremony with Ontario Lieutenant Elizabeth Dowdeswell at Queen’s Park in Toronto on June 24, 2022. CANADIAN PRESS / Nathan Denette Ford went on to say that while the increases that teachers will see will not be “from the roof”, he argued that the negotiations would be “fair” and would keep students in the classroom. “I understand, I understand that costs are rising. “But we can not have children out of school, no matter what,” he said. “My message to the teachers’ unions is one thing: these children must return to school in September. And they have to go back to school with extracurricular activities. ”

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Prime Minister Doug Ford spoke to Bill 124 during an irrelevant press conference on Thursday, signaling the impending cut in the provincial gas tax that is due to take effect on Friday.
“It simply came to our notice then [public-sector teachers] “The increase will be more than one percent,” Ford said.
The Progressive Conservative Government passed legislation, called the Law to Protect a Sustainable Public Sector for Future Generations, in November 2019 to limit wage increases for public sector employees to one percent per year.
Advertised at the time as a time-limited approach to help eliminate the deficit, the provisions were only to be in force for three years, but Ford remained silent on whether his government would repeal or extend the measures.
His comments come as the Canadian Civil Servants Association (CUPE) – which represents 55,000 education workers and other frontline workers in Ontario – held a press conference at Queen’s Park to call for an end to the controversial bill, which also restricts them. salaries of those working in the provincial health care system.
“In the light of historical inflation, currently at 7.7%, this [one per cent wage increase] equates to an unacceptable wage cut.  “This means that front-line workers – such as PSW, RPN, University Caregivers and so many others – are now struggling to make ends meet, let alone move forward,” the union said in a press release.
Amid calls for measures to be taken in the face of rising inflation, Ford said he had “full confidence” in Education Secretary Stephen Lecce, who is in charge of negotiating the details of some major teacher contracts that are about to expire.
“It will do a good job and negotiate a deal fairly,” Ford said.  “We fully understand inflation.  “We fully understand that the cost of living is rising.”
Ford went on to say that while the increases that teachers will see will not be “from the roof”, he argued that the negotiations would be “fair” and would keep students in the classroom.
“I understand, I understand that costs are rising.  “But we can not have children out of school, no matter what,” he said.
“My message to the teachers’ unions is one thing: these children have to go back to school in September.  And they have to go back to school with extracurricular activities. ”