Teachers, nurses making far less money per year when accounting for inflation and cost of living (article)

An article in the Toronto Star today summarizes the analysis of hourly wage data vs inflation and cost of living and came to this conclusion:

“If you're an educator, nurse practitioner, or government administration worker, chances are you've been bearing the brunt of higher costs more than other professionals in Canada.”

Please see the article below. I’m curious to read your thoughts and opinions on the subject of our wages vs inflation and theories as to why we lag behind most other professionals in salary adjustments to keep up with rising costs of living.

The article: https://www.thestar.com/business/feel-like-youre-making-less-money-star-analysis-finds-workers-with-these-jobs-are-making/article_a61c1722-b0b3-11ee-9742-0349e20831d5.html