Ever since, inflation has seldom strayed outside the Bank of Canada’s targeted range of one to three per cent. Unionized workers got annual raises of two and sometimes one or even zero per cent. “I think you have to put this in the whole context of workers and frustration,” Hancock said. “We lived through the pandemic — and I retreated to my apartment and did my best to help bend the curve — but so many other workers, union and non-union workers, kept going to work. • Email: joconnor@nationalpost.com | Twitter: oconnorwrites_____________________________________________________________For more stories about the future of work, sign up for the FP Work newsletter.

Source: National Post September 01, 2022 23:54 UTC