Update from the picket line
Great chanting today during the Law School luncheon event with the Associate Deputy Minister of Canadian Heritage, Mala Khanna. Keep it up!
What do we want? Fair pensions!
What do we want? Fair wages!
When do we want it? Now!
We deserve a fair wage increase
Inflation is eroding our purchasing power, and all the interest rate increases are making life even less affordable for workers.
Anything less than inflationary is a wage cut.
The price of groceries has also increased. And, we know CUPE 233 members have felt the loss in their purchasing power at the grocery store because you told us in your responses to our bargaining survey. In fact, of those that completed our survey, 86% reported “food” as an area you have noticed unusually high increases in costs over the previous year that are becoming a financial burden for your family.
These are just some of the reasons why we deserve a fair wage increase.