Post Tagged with: "Campaigns"
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/ General
Increasing the minimum wage is a good start in addressing low-wage poverty
Increasing the minimum wage is a good start to address low-wage poverty in our communities. A mandatory minimum wage of $15 per hour would be an opportunity for the BC government to match the commitment to eradicating low-wage poverty that many employers have made as part of the Living Wage […]
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Living wage campaigns spread to Ontario
The Ontario branch of the Canada Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) recently hosted a living age ‘think tank’ in Toronto with Michael McCarthy Flynn, campaign organizer for the Living Wage for Families Campaign. As part of this initiative McCarthy Flynn spoke in Kingston at a town hall discussion on the […]
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Prince George living wage
The University of Northern BC’s economics department and the local United Way recently calculated the living wage for Prince George at $16.90/hour. This wage is intended to cover basic costs, including shelter, food, childcare and MSP premiums.
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/ 2013, General, Uncategorized
Living Wage- A truly global movement
Deborah Littman of (Metro Vancouver Alliance (MVA), and a member of the Living Wage for Families Advisory Committee, recently traveled to New Zealand to help promote a new Living Wage Campaign in that country. For a selection of the media coverage: Growing Pressure on Big Business to Offer ‘Living Wage’ Report […]
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