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Ryan Romard
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Sociologist | Research Analyst | Spicy data analysis and visualizations.
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Public sector workers in mail, transport, & maintenance occupations endured brutal real wage losses of nearly 5% since 2016. Part-time workers had it even worse. They are badly need a real raise to restore their lost purchasing power. Why should they accept anything less?

#CUPW #canlab #strike
Bar chart titled 'Public sector postal workers in dire need of a raise,' showing real wage growth by occupation from 2016 to 2024, divided by unionization and sector. Among public sector employees: non-unionized postal/transport workers faced declines of 4.6% (full-time) and 6.6% (part-time), while other occupations grew by 2.9%. Unionized public sector postal/transport workers saw similar declines of 4.6% (full-time) and 5.9% (part-time), with other occupations dropping by 2.3%. In the private sector, unionized postal/transport workers experienced a 2.3% decline, with non-unionized private sector postal/transport workers seeing wage increases of 7.8% (full-time), 17.7% (part-time), and 12.9% in other occupations.
December 3, 2024 at 10:21 PM