Tentative deal to serve as example in ongoing teacher talks
Posted December 3, 2013 11:49 am.
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VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – Three five-year tentative agreements have been reached, covering more than 50,000 public-sector workers.
The agreements include a modest-fixed wage increase over the term of the deal and the ability to be paid dividends based on the province’s real GDP.
Finance Minister Mike de Jong thinks it can be used as an example in setting deals with other groups going forward. That includes bringing it to the table in ongoing teacher negotiations.
“It’s possible to achieve settlement on a long-term basis and the province is anxious to share the benefits of economic growth with the women and men who work.”
He says it is relatively unprecedented.
“I think this says two things though, at least I hope it does. It says longer term deals are possible and it says negotiated agreements are possible.”
