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Originally Posted by rrskylar
Agree, at one time (less than 25 years ago) transit drivers salaries were on par with firefighters but somehow, someone decided that the WFPS and WPS employee's needed just about all the cities budget!  |
Essential services and binding arbitration are to blame. If Transit had been declared an essential service then our wages would be in line with those in Edmonton and Calgary. A bus operator in Edmonton has a starting wage higher that WT's top rate, and their top rate is 30% higher.