2. Sanger, Toby. Battle of the Wages: Who gets paid more? Public or Private Sector Workers?
December 2011. http://cupe.ca/economics/battle-wages-paid-more-public-private
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3. Sanger, Toby. Battle of the Wages. December 2011. http://cupe.ca/economics/battle-
wages-paid-more-public-private
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4. People working in the top paid professions
earn more in private business.
People working in the lowest paid jobs earn
more in the public sector than working for
private companies
Personal support workers
Cleaners
Laundry workers
Kitchen and food workers
Sanger, Toby. Battle of the Wages. December 2011. http://cupe.ca/economics/battle-
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5. The pay gap between women and men in the
public sector is much smaller than in the
private sector.
Women, on average, earn 4.5% more in the
public sector than in the private sector
Men earn 5% less in the public sector than in
the private sector.
Sanger, Toby. Battle of the Wages. December 2011. http://cupe.ca/economics/battle-
wages-paid-more-public-private
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7. Not all employees are covered.
Employees can be fired.
Employer can downsize.
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8. Budget 2012 proposed to Toronto City Council:
CUPE Local 79 - 624 positions deleted
CUPE Local 416 - 531 positions deleted
CUPE Local 4948 (Library) - 107 positions
deleted
CUPE Local 2998 (AOCCs)- unknown
People are currently working in more than
half of the city positions marked for
deletion.
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9. According to Toronto City Staff:
April 2011 – Cost to redeploy 312 solid waste
employees = $0
December 2011 – Cost to redeploy 145
employees = $10,000,000
Is either accurate?
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10. Prepared by CUPE Research, Shelly Gordon
January 23, 2012
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Editor's Notes
Source: Canadian Union of Public Employees, Toby Sanger, “Battle of the Wages: Who Gets Paid More, Private or Public Sector Workers?” December 2012.http://cupe.ca/economics/battle-wages-paid-more-public-private
Source: Canadian Union of Public Employees, Toby Sanger, “Battle of the Wages: Who Gets Paid More, Private or Public Sector Workers?” December 2012.http://cupe.ca/economics/battle-wages-paid-more-public-private
Source: Canadian Union of Public Employees, Toby Sanger, “Battle of the Wages: Who Gets Paid More, Private or Public Sector Workers?” December 2012.http://cupe.ca/economics/battle-wages-paid-more-public-private
Source: Canadian Union of Public Employees, Toby Sanger, “Battle of the Wages: Who Gets Paid More, Private or Public Sector Workers?” December 2012.http://cupe.ca/economics/battle-wages-paid-more-public-private
Source: Collective Agreement Information System (CAIS) data-base, CUPE. Report March 2011 for OMECC.N=308 CUPE collective agreements in Ontario – 248 municipal and 60 library
