Raise minimium wage in B.C. to $15 an hour: B.C. labour

The BC Federation of Labour recommends raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour.

According to the BCFED there are more than 120,000 people in BC earning the minimum wage. “At the current minimum wage, working full time is not enough to lift a worker out of poverty,” said Jim Sinclair, president of the BCFED.

Read the article: Raise minimum wage in B.C. to $15 an hour: B.C. labour

Source: Global News

November 25, 2014/by GVCEH Staff

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