Our 2 cents is 40 cents makes no sense!
Wednesday Premier Clark announced an increase to the minimum wage, but it was just another missed opportunity to do what is right. The Premier chose to leave workers in poverty. In fact, a full-time minimum wage worker will still be living $5500 a year below the poverty line. That is simply unacceptable.
While Clark enjoys salary bonuses amounting to hundreds of thousands, workers will only see fourteen bucks a week added to their pay cheques. That barely covers the cost of lunch.
This announcement doesn’t reflect what British Columbians want for workers. Eight-three percent believe if you work full-time, you shouldn’t live in poverty.
Help us put an end to poverty wages in BC. Send a message to Premier Clark. BC needs a fair minimum wage – a $15 per hour minimum wage.
Click here to email Premier Clark: premier@gov.bc.ca. If you are too angry to come up with a message of your own, below we’ve drafted one you can copy and paste.
In solidarity,
The Fight for Fifteen Team
| Dear Premier Clark,
Re: minimum wage Your announcement Wednesday was extremely disappointing. It shows that you are out of touch with the needs of workers in BC. In a province this rich there is no reason a full-time worker should be living in poverty, and a forty cent increase is not enough to lift workers above the poverty line. BC needs a fair minimum wage – a $15 per hour minimum wage. Across North America governments have recognized that a $15 per hour wage is fair and have put a plan in place to get there. Why not BC? It is time for your government to do right by British Columbians and put an end to poverty wages. Make it $15. Sincerely, Fight for $15 BC |
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