Sentences with phrase «higher wage settlements»
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Unlike the nearly 50,000 Quebec nurses who were similarly forced back to work after an illegal strike in 1999 — but who enjoyed widespread public support for their wage demands, which convinced the Parti Québécois government of former Quebec Premier Lucien Bouchard to forego fines and reach a higher - paying settlement — Dallaire said the lawyers were unable to garner sympathy for the negotiation process discrepancies with Crown attorneys.
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Plus, a settlement requires resignation which a Virginia State employee would not like as an option because they typically have a high wage earning job, some level of job security, and have retirement benefits that they do not want to forfeit.