The Fight for $15 is a campaign sponsored by the BC Federation of Labour. The campaign is supported by IUOE 115 and other Federation union members, as well as a number of not-for-profits, community organizations and individuals who share an interest in combating poverty and income inequality.
Here are some facts about minimum wage workers:
- 120,000 workers in BC are paid only the minimum wage. 517,000 earn $15 or less.
- BC workers are falling behind. At $10.25 BC’s minimum wage is eighth in Canada behind Ontario, Nunavut, the Yukon, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Quebec and Prince Edward Island. And BC has the highest cost of living in the country according to Statistics Canada!
- Additionally, liquor servers and farm workers aren’t even guaranteed the minimum!
- The picture of a minimum wage worker in BC isn’t what you might expect. Forty-seven per cent are 25 or older. Nearly two-thirds are women. And nearly 10,000 are over 55.
- It’s not just mom and pop shops. Almost half of these workers are employed by companies with more than 500 employees.
Download a fact sheet with more information about BC’s minimum wage.
Visit the Fight for $15 website.
