Workers are getting us through the pandemic, they shouldn’t have to pay for it

Pay cuts and an austerity agenda would hurt workers at this critical moment—and that’s simply not what a progressive government would do.

Members of the Audit Services Group, representing workers in the Office of the Auditor General of Canada, pictured on Dec. 9, 2021. PSAC national president Chris Aylward says more than 120,000 federal public service workers are currently negotiating for fair wages, good working conditions and inclusive workplaces.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY CHRIS AYLWARD

January 24, 2022

If you’ve experienced grocery store sticker shock recently, you aren’t alone. Feeding your family now costs you 20 per cent more than it used to, and news headlines are filled with soaring numbers and their impact on Canadian pocketbooks. The latest number-crunching in Canada’s Food Price Rep...

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