"Education"

Explain to me how this advances anything? It is clear no "education" took place and strikers seem to yuck it up over her situation. Apparently they have a "right" to detain people for 5-10 minutes. Sorry I don't get the point. That showdown simply seems abusive. They don't know her or her circumstances.

Recent City Contract Settlements

Looks like 3% increases were the norm. COTAPSAI began the trend in the opposite direction with a 0% increase for 2009.

• Toronto Catholic School Board: 12% over 4 years (Sep 2008)
• TTC: 9% over 3 years (Oct 2008)
• Toronto Police Services: 10% over 3 years (Dec 2008)
• Toronto Hydro: 15% over 5 years (Dec 2008)
• Toronto District School Board: 12% over 4 years (Feb 2009)
• Toronto Councillors: 2.4% over 1 year (Feb 2009 – automatically renewed yearly by council vote)
• Toronto Community Housing: 9% over 3 years (Apr 2009)