• bionicjoey@lemmy.ca
    17·
    1 year ago

    The “fight for 15” started like 8 years ago. There’s been a lot of inflation and cost of living increases since then

  • AutoTL;DR@lemmings.worldBEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    This is the best summary I could come up with:

    Prince Edward Island’s minimum wage will be going up to $15 an hour on Sunday, but social advocates say the increase doesn’t go far enough for people in the throes of poverty.

    Given how much more things are costing, Mary Boyd, co-ordinator with the MacKillop Centre for Social Justice, says the pair of increases in the minimum wage aren’t enough.

    In 2020, a report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives determined the living wage for someone in Charlottetown was $19.30 per hour.

    's Department of Social Development and Seniors told CBC News in a statement that it continues to discuss a guaranteed basic income project, in partnership with the federal government.

    Meanwhile, businesses say the 50-cent increase in the minimum wage coming this weekend could have a big impact on their bottom lines.

    Kim Horrelt, interim CEO of the Charlottetown Chamber of Commerce, said small businesses are already struggling to keep up with high interest rates, inflation and the aftermath of both post-tropical storm Fiona and the COVID-19 pandemic.

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