As expected, nearly 5 thousand Unifor workers at 6 Saskatchewan Crown Corporations and one Crown Agency walked off the job at 12:01 this morning. The union says bargaining talks are at a standstill, with the Crowns unable to supply any wage increases to the nearly five thousand union members due to government pressure. Unifor national president Jerry Dias says MLA wages have gone up between 25 and 30 percent since 2006, and members want a raise themselves after Scott Moe and his MLA’s received a 2.3 percent bump. Premier Scott Moe says MLAs have actually had a 3.9 per cent increase over the last 5 years.
