Re: "Deal gives BCGEU workers a pay hike," Sept. 29.
B.C.'s teachers went through months of prolonged and pointless haggling to try to reach a settlement while being constantly told there was no money for a salary increase. Eventually they were forced into a contract that really earned them nothing.
All of a sudden, the nurses have a contract with a two per cent increase and days later, the B.C. Government and Services Employees' Union inks a deal with a four per cent raise. Seems there must be an election not too far in the future.
Funny how "no money" applies only in certain situations and for certain groups.
Marty Adams
Victoria
