Article content As hardworking taxpayers tightened their belts last year to cope with pay cuts and job losses, Toronto’s municipal employees were busy cashing in bigger paycheques with your tax dollars. The City of Toronto currently employs 34,603 workers. Last year, only 104 of them didn’t get a raise. That means over 99.6% of Toronto municipal employees got a pay hike. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or GOLDBERG: A tale of two downturns in Toronto Back to video Toronto has been experiencing a tale of two pandemics. Government employees have largely got through the downturn scot free, while workers outside of government have borne the burden.