Raise the Minimum Wage

Here are a few April Fools' 2016 highlights from Nova Scotia

British Columbia resident Amanda Sillanpaa is working to make a better life for her and her mother.

What's at stake in the fight for a $15 minimum wage

Posted October 15, 2015

Un groupe représentant 2500 employés d’entretien d’édifices fédéraux ont manifesté aujourd’hui devant le Musée Canadien de la nature à Ottawa, pour réclamer une hausse appréciable du salaire minimum. Ils aimeraient voir leur salaire passer de 11,50 à 15 dollars l’heure. France Chartrand est une employée d’entretien affectée par le salaire minimum.

ACORN members in Ottawa rallied for the $15 federal living wage with benefits, as part of the Invisible No More campaign and in support of Justice for Janitors with SEIU Local 2

ACORN Canada's national Wages Rising campaign

Ottawa ACORN member Marie Loudres Garnier talks about working on-call

Tired of wages staying low while rent goes up? Want to join the fight? Join ACORN!

Advocacy groups are taking the battle for better wages right to a low-wage employer’s doorstep.

There were hot cakes and sausages inside and a grassroots political protest outside a fast food restaurant in Halifax Wednesday morning.