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BC Fed calls for an end to liquor server wage—says practice is open to abuse
November 1, 2011
Burnaby, BC - The discriminatory liquor server wage rate should be scrapped, and all workers should be guaranteed the same minimum wage rate, said BC Federation of Labour President Jim Sinclair.
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Fed campaign and public support raises wages of BC’s lowest paid workers
April 29, 2011
On Sunday tens of thousands of British Columbia's lowest paid workers will get a long overdue raise
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BC Fed welcomes minimum wage increase, disappointed by new tip wage
March 16, 2011
Vancouver-The BC Federation of Labour welcomes today's announcement of a minimum wage increase by Premier Christy Clark, but is disappointed Clark is considering an abusive tip wag
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Jobs and families first? Long overdue minimum wage increase should be first step
March 14, 2011
Vancouver--If the new Christy Clark government is serious about jobs and families first, then a long overdue minimum wage increase should be the first step for the Clark government according to the BC
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Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce joins Federation call for Minimum Wage hike
December 9, 2010
The B.C. Federation of Labour welcomes news that the vast majority of members of the Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce have overwhelmingly endorsed an increase to the minimum wag
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Eighty-seven percent of British Columbians want minimum wage increased to $10 immediately
November 25, 2010
A poll conducted by Angus Reid Strategies for the BC Federation of Labour has found an overwhelming majority of British Columbians support an immediate increase to raise BC's minimum wage to $10 a
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Liberals nine-year minimum wage freeze boosts McDonald’s profits
June 29, 2010
BC sinks further behind as Newfoundland raises minimum wage to $10
British Columbia's minimum wage will fall further behind the rest of Canada when Newfoundland raises its minimum wage
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Federation calls for renewed focus on jobs
March 2, 2010
Published today in The Province:
Now that the Olympics are over our collective attention must refocus on BC's troubled economy.
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New Brunswick to increase minimum wage to $10, BC’s remains a national embarrassment
January 5, 2010
New Brunswick (NB) today announced a series of increases to their provincial minimum wage that will lead to a 21 percent increase by September of next yea
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Minimum Wage: third increase in three years in Quebec, frozen for eight years in BC
December 15, 2009
BC’s minimum wage will continue to fall behind other Canadian provinces following the Quebec government’s announcement today that they will increase their minimum wage to $9.50 an hour next May.
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