Court hearings on public sector salary disclosures start in St. John's

Lawyers representing nurses and teachers in Newfoundland and Labrador were in court on Monday, looking for a court order against salary disclosures.

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The Newfoundland andLabrador Teachers' Association and the Registered Nurses' Union of Newfoundland and Labrador were among the groups in court in St. John's.

The unions have filed applications in the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador, looking for a court order againstthe release of employee names and salaries under the Access to Information Act.

The application was launched in April, after The Telegram newspaper began compiling names and salaries of public sector employees who made more than $100,000 a year.

The province has since pledged to create itsown "Sunshine List."

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Tom Williams, a lawyer representing the NLTA, previously said the group did not oppose the release of salary information, but did not agree that individuals should be named alongside their annual earnings.

The hearing is set to resume Tuesday in St. John's.