Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Labour Leaders Pan Deficit Reduction Plans

Ontario public sector unions are critical of Finance Minister Dwight Duncan's plan to freeze their wages.

Labour leaders met with Duncan yesterday to discuss deficit reduction plans that includes freeze on public sector salaries for two years.

The C.A.W. calls the plan an attack on the collective bargaining rights of public sector workers.

President Ken Lewenza says the union recognizes the difficulty the province is facing, but the cost cannot be borne almost wholly by workers.

The president of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union says Finance Minister Dwight Duncan's wage freeze plan is unfair.

Smokey Thomas also says the plan doesn't protect the public services Ontarians need or strengthens the economy.