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?Ontario's government said on Tuesday it has approved tentative deals between two major school boards and their teachers that freeze wages, the second major labor agreement between the province and its workers in the past week,Timberland Boots.
( v. ]3 @& E) w: N2 V |% cThe deals are part of a broader push by ruling Liberals to curb the budget deficit of Canada's most populous province by capping the pay of doctors, teachers and civil servants,Timberland Boots.1 X8 f' v3 {% k2 A/ @
Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty,Timberland Boots, who announced last month that he would resign once the Liberals elect a new leader in January,Timberland Shoes,Timberland Boots, said he hoped the deals will serve as a template for other school boards,Timberland Shoes.
% Z8 R, U/ y1 Z s4 b9 Q7 M9 m$ y! FThe announcement comes on the heels of another critical settlement with the province's doctors last week designed to freeze wages,Timberland Hiking Shoes,Timberland Boots,Timberland Hiking Shoes.
* X' R+ `: f+ n) v# TEducation Minister Laurel Broten said the agreements between unionized teachers and Ontario's Upper Grand District School Board and York Region District School Board meet the province's "fiscal parameters."
( K1 E3 l8 E7 G; m! g HIn their March budget, the Liberals pledged to reduce the province's budget deficit - now projected at C$14,Timberland Boots.4 billion ($14.43 billion) for the current fiscal year - partly by providing no money for wage increases,Timberland Boots,Timberland Shoes,Timberland Shoes.1 e6 O f. j5 v' W) @* @6 ^1 o2 _
The government said such measures will save C$6 billion over three years,Timberland Shoes,Timberland Hiking Shoes,Timberland Hiking Shoes.; z \- M" ~+ ]: i6 H
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