Well, I will be brave and honest here, and say that I feel slightly differently than you do. I don't think you can ever pick two jobs at two locations and compare them fairly, especially if they do different tasks and have different risks. I think a parking lot attendant job is much more dangerous and less interesting than working in a library. I also dislike this becoming a gender isue, as there are female parking lot attendants, and there are male library workers, and neither job specifically excludes one gender over another. I don't think it's fair to say that because females prefer one job over another, that they are discriminated against because that is a lower paying job, when their male coworkers get the same pay they do, in the same position.

I know that comparasins have been made between technical positions at the library and system administrator positions with the city, but the jobs likely do have differing skill levels. As well, they aren't comparing the library wages to the position at, say, Camosun College, where the difference would be far smaller. Doing the same position I do here would absolutely pay more at UVic, I have seen the numbers, but for a multitude of reasons I choose to stay where I am. I don't think it would be reasonable to demand my wages be increased, because a similar position at a comparable institution are far greater.

All that said, I understand that promises were made and not kept, and that I think is wholely unfair. I support that the union is fighting for their right to fair treatment, and standing up for what they believe in. I think it is good that they have the support of the union, and the ability to fight for fair treatment. I'm just a little unhappy with the marketing and impression they're trying to give on gender issues and unfair pay levels.

(I do own a car but Magnus uses it to get to work and taxi the kids to daycare, so I'm bussing it or biking most days ;)