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New Westminster to Make History?

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Category: New Westminster Living Wage
Published on Friday, 09 April 2010 18:36


On Monday April 26th, the City of New Westminster has a chance to make history by voting to establish Canada's first living wage bylaw. 

Living wage bylaws work by setting a wage floor above the minimum wage for workers who work directly for the city, for firms that receive contracts from the city, and firms that receive economic development money from the city.  Over 100 other North American jurisdictions have adopts similar measures, and most recently the City of Calgary considered the adoption of a similar bylaw but it ultimately failed. 

City staff recently released a report to Councillors detailing a series of options for the implementation of living wage bylaw and a vote is expected to happen on Monday.  We are encouraging Councillors to the support the most progressive of the options put forward by staff.

More to come...

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With 40,000+ members organized into 20+ neighbourhood chapters in 7 cities across Canada we've been organizing to win a Canada where low and moderate income families have their voices heard and their power felt since 2004.

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