The Living Wage Movement: Responding to the Low-Wage Economy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCasaGxPu5k&feature=youtu.be
The York University Global Labour Research Centre’s opening session in the 2015-16 speaker series assembled a panel of leading researchers focused on the living wage movement in Ontario, including economist Kaylie Tiessen.
Read more at York University's Global Labour Research Centre here.
Cambridge becomes first in Ontario to endorse living wage policy
Cambridge city council voted to become Ontario's first municipality to pay their employees a living wage on Tuesday night.
The city is officially a supporter of Waterloo Region Living Wage who calculated the living wage in this region is $16.05 an hour.
Read the full story at The Record here.
CTV Kitchener: Small raise in living wage
On the first anniversary of Waterloo Region's Living Wage movement came the news that the magic number for 2016 is $16.05 per hour.
See the full story at CTV Kitchener here.
Guelph and Wellington employers make commitment to paying living wage to employees
The Guelph and Wellington Task Force for Poverty Elimination launched the living wage employer recognition program at Innovation Guelph and congratulated 11 Guelph and Wellington employers who committed to paying their employees at least a living wage. The announcement was made in front of a crowd of around 40 people.
More Windsor businesses commit to paying a living wage
Several Windsor businesses, unions and charities have committed to paying workers a living wage.
“Right now in Windsor-Essex about 18,000 people are considered working poor,” said Adam Vasey, director of Pathway to Potential. “The living wage is designed to address people who are working but because of circumstances, whether that’s having one miniumum wage job, a couple of part-time jobs, they’re not able to make ends meet.”