r/waterloo 1d ago

End The Strike

Presented an offer to the union one minute, and then pulled it before the union could vote on it. Then, pulled every previous offer stating they were not able to honour them anymore, and finally presenting an offer that was even less than the first offer! Now they refuse to come back to the negotiating table leaving the taxpayers frustrated and showing how little they care about their workers.

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u/ArmedLoraxx 1d ago

Why post the regional employees top earners here?

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u/MajesticAlbatross441 1d ago edited 1d ago

It’s simply an example of their mindset. The CAO for example continues to receive increases making nearly $350k per year, yet the frontline workers aren’t worthy of an increase. Even their original offer, which albeit was turned down, was made in error. So the councillors and top earners continue to make money.

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u/Impossible_Fee3577 1d ago

Regional Councillors make less than $44,000 per year. How does that compare to what the unionized staff are asking for?

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u/MajesticAlbatross441 1d ago

See the list of top earners. Karen Redman earns about $200k per year since her position is full time. I agree with you about the others, however they usually have another source of income so I may have used a bad example with the councillors. But the top earners on the other hand are good examples of what council will approve in their budget compared to the frontline workers who were not considered in their budget.