‘Unfair:’ union responds to Crown executives’ pay increases
The Saskatchewan Government Employees Union (SGEU) is calling foul after learning Crown Corporation CEOs made more money last year at the same time the province was trying to cut workers’ wages.
In 2017, the Saskatchewan government asked all public sector workers to take a 3.5 per cent cut in pay and announced it would be cutting MLA, deputy minister and Crown executives’ salaries to lead by example.
The Crown Investments Corporation of Saskatchewan payee disclosure report released on Thursday showed the executives of many Crown Corporations actually made a lot more money last year when accounting for things like bonuses and overtime.
The CEO of SaskPower made an additional $79,000 while the president and CEO of SGI got a $105,000 increase in his annual pay compared to the previous year.