Description: Irene Lanzinger, the former head of the B.C. teachers union, has narrowly defeated Canadian Labour Congress official Amber Hockin to become the first female head of the B.C. Labour Federation. Source: The Globe and Mail Date: 11/27/2014 Link: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/new-bc-labour-head-will-try-to-find-commom-ground-with-liberals/article21822722/ Related links: Irene Lanzinger Amber Hockin The B.C. Federation of Labour CBC story Former federation… Read more »
Posts Tagged: minimum wage
Unions join coalition for increased minimum wage
Description: As union power wanes in the United States, Los Angeles unions representing hotel workers are joining with other activist groups to lobby for an increased minimum wage. Source: The New York Times Date: 11/22/2014 Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/23/business/how-a-coalition-pushed-for-a-hotel-workers-minimum-wage.html?_r=0 Related links: LAANE Hotel Association of Los Angeles Minimum wage rates in Canada Earlier update Vancouver mayor urges… Read more »
US fast-food workers strike for higher minimum wage
Description: Despite protests by fast-food workers around the U.S., Congress appears to have little interest in increasing the minimum wage. Source: CNN Date: 08/30/2013 Link: http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/29/politics/minimum-wage-congress-obama/index.html?iref=allsearch Related links: New York Times editorial The minimum wage in Canada Toronto Star column CBC story Questions for discussion: Give a brief description of the reasons U.S. fast-food workers… Read more »
