Time for federal $15 minimum wage

Frontline workers are there for our communities, keeping everyone safe and providing for our needs. Don’t they deserve a fair and living wage?

In 2019, the Prime Minister asked the Labour Minister to begin work on implementing a $15 federal minimum wage. This would set a much-needed benchmark that provinces should then follow. It’s a crucial first step towards fairness and a living wage for all workers.

Write to the Minister of Labour and ask her to make this an urgent priority.

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[recipient name and position will go here],

Workers on the frontlines of this pandemic are getting us through this pandemic. We’ve seen how essential these workers are and yet many are working in low-wage, precarious jobs.

It’s clear that creating better jobs must be a central element of how we move forward together.

To create better jobs and provide essential frontline workers with permanently higher wages, governments must guarantee a living wage for low-wage workers in all jurisdictions. As a first step, the federal government should immediately implement its promised $15 an hour minimum wage.

The federal government has taken leadership in many ways to protect workers throughout these challenging times. It’s time to follow through on your government’s commitment to create a federal minimum wage.

No one working a full-time job should be living below the poverty line. Low-wage, insecure, part-time jobs are no way to build a better future for this country.

Setting a $15 federal minimum wage standard will show leadership, raise the bar and put pressure on the provinces to follow suit. It will also improve the lives of young workers, women, and racialized Canadians too. They are disproportionately represented among low-wage workers.

The time is right to bring decent wages for all.

Sincerely,

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