TORONTO — Groups representing thousands of public sector employees will be going up against the Ontario government in court this week as the two sides argue over a law that has capped wages for workers. The provisions of the bill were to be in effect for three years as new contracts were negotiated, and the Tories had said it was a time-limited approach to help eliminate the deficit.
The case is set to be heard in Toronto over 10 days, starting Monday, and involves 10 applicants – largely unions who represent teachers, nurses, public service employees, universities and their faculty and engineers, among dozens of other professions. "The Act has caused extensive harm to nurses including: paralyzed collective bargaining; ineffective interest arbitration awards; increasing vacancies impacting health care delivery; a demoralized workforce with crippling workloads; and backlash toward the union," the nurses wrote in court documents.
The province, meanwhile, argues that the law does not interfere with meaningful collective bargaining and doesn't prevent negotiations on compensation matters. It argues the law balances the interests of public sector workers who want wage increases with taxpayers who pay for those raises and the public who relies on the critical services of those workers.
Because it has been thoroughly established. That the bad government employees who follow the path of least resistance where ever possible. Have ruined what could be a great thing. Fire them
Let's hope this draconian piece of legislation gets overturned in short order so that governments are obliged to do their job and negotiate in good faith.
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