Public sector wages remain strong, Western Canada's show moderation
CLV Reports has analyzed 79 wage settlements that occurred in Canada in October, November and December of 2008. Sixty-three are in the private sector; 16 are in the public. In all the settlements, the employees were represented by a union. Eleven of the agreements are from British Columbia; seven from Quebec; five from each of Alberta, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia; three from Manitoba; one from Nunavut; and two cover more than one province. Thirty-five are from Ontario. In all, they cover 93,125 employees.
