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Living Wage rising due to high costs of food rent – 2023 Update released today.
For Immediate Release (Winnipeg, Treaty One): The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives – Manitoba (CCPA-MB) is releasing the 2023 living wage this morning, 10am at…
New Report- Newfoundland and Labrador’s 2023 Living Wages: Seeking a Better Deal for Low-Wage Workers
Today, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Nova Scotia released the first province-wide calculation for regionally-sensitive living wages in Newfoundland and Labrador. The living wage rates…
Media Advisory: Release of Living Wage 2023 Update on December 12th at 10:30 am
For Immediate Release (Winnipeg, Treaty One): The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, Manitoba office will be releasing the updated calculation of the Living Wage for…
Sectoral bargaining for child care workers would help fix staffing shortages
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If governments want to increase child care availability, they should make changes that make it easier and more effective to unionize the sector
What is a “sustainable job” anyway?
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Shift Storm newsletter—October 2023 edition
Halifax Regional Municipality needs to fully implement a living wage policy
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Time for a Giant Leap Forward for Workers’ Wages in Nova Scotia
Federal anti-scab legislation is a big win for workers
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Banning replacement workers in federally regulated industries will remove one of the employers’ most unfair tools against collective bargaining
Anti-Scab legislation does not increase strikes, despite corporate propaganda
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There’s no evidence that banning replacement workers makes strikes longer. Employer organizations simply want to keep using scabs.
Working for a Living Wage
The 2023 living wage for Metro Vancouver is $25.68 per hour. This is the hourly rate that each of two parents working full-time must earn…
Living wage in Metro Vancouver rises to $25.68 amid soaring costs
Community Living Wage 2023 Living Wage $ increase from last year Percentage increase from last year Living Wage 2022 Clayoquot Sound $26.51 N/A N/A DID…
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