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Closing the Gap between a living wage and minimum wages in Newfoundland and Labrador
Our detailed submission outlines reasoning and evidence to support key recommendations to ensure that the minimum wage provides sufficient protection for workers in Newfoundland and…
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How the public sector is fighting income inequality (and why it’s still not enough)
This analysis examines hourly pay in 2023, with a view to understanding differences between public and private pay practices. The public sector is broadly defined,…
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Women workers bear pandemic burden as hotel industry prospers
VANCOUVER – While BC’s accommodations and food services sector received over a billion dollars in government COVID-19 subsidies, women workers—predominantly racialized and immigrants—either lost their employment…
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Striking Saskatchewan teachers are fighting for students, too
For the first time in more than a decade and for only the fourth time since 1973, people in Saskatchewan are facing interruptions to schooling due…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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