Os conselheiros de Toronto (equivalente aos vereadores no Brasil) votaram essa semana o congelamento dos salarios do prefeito e dos conselheiros. Um aumento de 2.6% estava previsto, mas a votacao decidiu por 39 votos a 3 pelo cancelamento do aumento e, consequentemente, o congelamento dos salarios dos conselheiros e prefeito para o ano de 2011.

Isso eh apenas uma, entre as vaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarias coisas que me fazem ter cada dia mais certeza de que eu estou no lugar certo e que sair do Brasil foi a melhor coisa que eu ja fiz na vida. Minha saude mental agradece!

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Toronto council votes for wage freeze

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 8, 2011 | 5:24 PM ET Comments26Recommend3

CBC News

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford supported the salary freeze. (CBC)

Toronto's city council has voted to freeze the salaries of the mayor and councillors for 2011.

Council voted 39 to 3 on Tuesday afternoon to cancel a planned 2.6 per cent increase that would've given the elected officials a pay bump.

Currently councillors are paid about $99,000 per year. The mayor makes a little under $168,000.

The increases would've seen councillors salaries jump to about $102,000 per year but that has now been scrubbed.

The salary freeze was promised by Mayor Rob Ford who campaigned on a platform of economic restraint.

It is also a signal to Toronto's unionized employees that the upcoming contract negotiations between the city and its unions are likely to be tough.

Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2011/02/08/toronto-council-pay.html#ixzz1DTAaRYmc