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Experienced childhood educators across New Brunswick who work in daycares will soon see an increase in their paychecks.
The province is adding a new salary level for those with more than three years of experience. Workers in this category will get an increase of one dollar an hour from their current pay.
The creation of the fourth pay level is a move the province hopes will help retain those who choose to work in daycares as opposed to schools, where teaching assistant salaries are notably higher.
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Educational assistants in New Brunswick make up to $32.45 an hour, roughly $5 more than what the most experienced and trained daycare educators will earn under this new pay structure.
That's according to the latest collective agreement for CUPE 2745, the union which represents educational and clerical support staff in New Brunswick.
That collective agreement expired in February 2023, and the vote on a new one, which could have seen even higher wages, has not been held.
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