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CUPE Pension Trustee Training 24 January 2010, Ottawa Economic Context Toby Sanger, CUPE National

Strengthening pensions: the economic context

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CUPE’s national pension trustee training began with a panel on the state of public and workplace pensions. CUPE economist Toby Sanger kicked off the discussion with a overview of how the economic crisis and its fallout will affect pensions.

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Page 1: Strengthening pensions: the economic context

CUPE Pension Trustee Training

24 January 2010, Ottawa

Economic Context

Toby Sanger, CUPE National

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Public sector job growth

strong in past decade

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Public employees - annual increase Average 1976-89

Average 1989-99 Average 1999-09

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2.5%

3.0%

3.5%

4.0%

4.5%

5.0%

Earnings growth –

likely to be lower in public sector

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0.5%

1.0%

1.5%

2.0%

2.5%

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Earnings growth - Average Weekly Earnings

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6%

8%

10%

12%

14%

Inflation low but moving up

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1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

CPI Inflation CPI Forecast TD Bank

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3%

4%

5%

6%

7%

Interest rates:

almost nowhere to go but up

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T-Bills 10yr Bonds T-Bill forecast Bond forecast

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