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- 1. Living Wages and the Elections
- 3. Ontario Election, June 7th , 2018 Ontario Liberals and Ontario NDP commit to fully implement $15/hr minimum wage by January 1, 2019 Under previous leader, Ontario PCs would increase minimum wage from $14/hr to $15/hr over 4 years (25 cents a year)
- 4. POTENTIAL ACTIVITIES- PROVINCIAL ELECTION Build community coalitions with local $15 & Fairness and Better Way Alliance campaigns Profile Employers who are currently paying a living wage – ask them to speak to local media about their experience as a living wage employer Pick a Day during the election period to issue media releases announcing new living wage employers as a way to profile decent work practices Meet with candidates, bring low-wage workers, employers, community advocates to discuss benefits of Living Wage
- 6. IDENTIFY THE LIVING WAGE CHAMPIONS…
- 7. MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS – OCTOBER 22, 2018 Find Living Wage champions amongst the candidates for… Mayor City Councillor Public and Catholic School Board
- 8. WHY IS LIVING WAGE A MUNICIPAL ISSUE? More municipal gov’ts / school boards are contracting out services
- 9. • When people earn more they spend their money in communities. • Healthier outcomes in community • Increased time to volunteer, spend with family Some key messages for candidates
- 11. NEW YORK CITY
- 12. NEW WESTMINSTER Finding the champions
- 14. Cambridge, Ontario Cambridge becomes first city in Ontario to endorse living wage
- 18. FDR
Notas do Editor
- Specifically calculated to ensure that a person working forty hours a week, with no additional income, should be able to afford a specified quality or quantity of housing, food, utilities, transport, health care, and recreation
- Benefits recorded in Vibrant Calgary’s Living Wage Fact Sheet