Ontario: Unions lose ‘bargaining clout’ in hard times

by E Wayne Ross on November 10, 2008

Toronto Star: Unions lose ‘bargaining clout’ in hard times

Faltering economy to keep lid on wage hikes

For 42,000 Ontario government employees who started contract talks last week, negotiations likely couldn’t have come at a worse time.

The global financial crisis that has laid waste to stock markets and brought banking giants to their knees also is hitting government coffers.