it's a 3% cost of living allowance every year plus the payraise which is usually around 6% ( then promotions). Not sure the private sector gets 6% a year on average? I think the average wage hasn't increased much at all last few years. At GE they offered the union workers that were layed off $18 an hour instead of $26 they were making previously and they accepted . Prety rough out there right now.
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Too many Cops chasing to little crime
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it's a 3% cost of living allowance every year plus the payraise which is usually around 6% ( then promotions). Not sure the private sector gets 6% a year on average? I think the average wage hasn't increased much at all last few years. At GE they offered the union workers that were layed off $18 an hour instead of $26 they were making previously and they accepted . Prety rough out there right now.
The private sector has been going into the crapper... Even a good chunk of the public sector has been following their leads. As soon as the media gets the wind of a public sector employee making what they used to make back in 1980 (adjusted for inflation) they start a witch hunt against them. Except for the police.. They're holier than God in the eyes of the media. I am not saying that their salaries are unfair, but they're just about the only group (other than high-level executives) that doesn't have to hide their earnings from the media.
have you not read the toronto star lately!! toronto police salaries are #1 sensitive topic right now. what the media dont mention is that to get the high income levels "sunshine list" requires a lot more work then everyone elses 40 hours per week.
no it doesn't. Top level constable makes around $83000 base. To get to $100000 it takes 5 hours a week of OT.
Some people work that much and don't earn enough to make a living, hence the term "working poor." We find that to be perfectly ok.. "They should get better education and better jobs." Yes, and who's gonna be left to do the menial work?
invictus43
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Certain municipalities haven't had pay raises in 2 years, and even before that it was more like 3% a year plus 3% cost of living. At the current time, some municipalites are getting 2% cost of living, which is below inflation I think, and pay increases have been frozen. So the real wage is decreasing. Remember, public sector doesn't go up 15% when times are good. Friends of mine in the private sector with similar education and skills to mine have had their wages go up 25% a year with $20k bonuses. That's not happening now, but that NEVER happens in the public sector. The volatility in those jobs is offset by the compensation package.
I don't disagree entirely with you, but public sector lags compared to private sector and never gets the market benefit when times are good.
invictus43
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Agree completely.
I would love to know what percentage of the private sectors get a 25% raise....without a promotion? I know GE, Bombardier Aerospace, Navistar, GM, And others do not from first hand experience......even with a promotion! At GE it's not possible to get more than 6% without a very special reason and procedure. I would say a small fraction of the population ever sees a raise like that? Maybe it's the manufacturing/r&d sector? No idea?
invictus43
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Startup income trust company..that's not common, I agree, but it happens. That company has gone from 20 employees to 2000 in 10 years. The company is flattening out now but the point is, in the public sector you NEVER get this kind of salary increase or bonus system. Private sector companies have monthly draws to see who gets to go to Mexico or the Bahamas on the company's dime for party weekends. Again, not common, but not very frequent in the public sector. It's a choice..public sector generally is smooth curve and stable..private sector is wild salary swings and less stability. To each their own.
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