Not too late to roll back councillors' pay raise

wo weeks down and maybe many more to go in Toronto's municipal workers strike. Common sense tells you there has to be movement in the next seven to 10 days or we might descend into a protracted strike. See Windsor, nearing three months on strike, for details. Management doesn't seem to have any ideas to jump-start the talks that stalled after six months of futile negotiations. Mayor David Miller sent a direct message to the striking workers yesterday, via the daily media briefing: "Enough is enough," he said, a hollow warning/desperate cry that was nearly drowned out by picketers bellowing just outside the briefing hall at Metro Hall. Didn't sound or look like an olive branch to most observers. The Toronto Star's editorial board has seized on an idea that might change the tone of the relationship. Miller and city council are... [read full story]                    

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