The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) is calling on the province to increase wages for water bomber pilots, as a shortage of pilots has led to the grounding of some aircraft.

OPSEU said in a news release that pilots it represents have "resoundingly rejected an offer that would have made Ontario second to last in terms of wages for these dangerous and critical jobs."

Speaking to CBC News on Wednesday, OPSEU president JP Hornick said Ontario water bomber pilots are leaving for other pr…