News from Thunder Bay: Social workers with The neighborhood Living the city remain on strike as they continue to fight for a wage growth that was awarded to other public sector workers after a court found a Ford government .
Social workers with The neighborhood Living the city remain on strike as they continue to fight for a wage growth that was awarded to other public sector workers after a court found a Ford government wage freeze to be unconstitutional. It is now the third week of the job action, with around 400 employees walking the picket lines as they fight to change what they claim is the lowest pay of any public sector in Canada. The workers received a significant boost in support as provincial OPSEU president JP Hornek joined them on the picket line.
Social workers with The neighborhood Living the city remain on strike as they continue to fight for a wage growth that was awarded to other public sector workers after a court found a Ford government wage freeze to be unconstitutional. It is now the third week of the job action, with around 400 employees walking the picket lines as they fight to change what they claim is the lowest pay of any public sector in Canada.
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📍 Source: TBT Newshour · By: Staff · 🗓️ June 13, 2026 · 🏠 ThunderBay.Online
