The Union is shooting both feet simultaneously.
The government recently took over (eff 1 Apr 26) all the professional organizations representing audiologists, dietitians, and physical therapists etc, as well as lawyers, notaries, and paralegals.
More Public Servants with salaries and benefits.
In BC, there are 39,000 Public Servants, up 10,000 from 2017.
The Unions wants a 8% wage increase over 2 years. A commentator stated a 1% wage increase amounts to $532 Million per year, over a Billion in 2 years.
BC has a current deficit of $11.9 Billion.
Guess who pays for this?