By Educators for Social Justice Educators see the effects of poverty first hand. Every day, we teach students from homes which lack the basic necessities for a healthy, dignified life. The effects of poverty are many and varied: a lack of nutritious food; decreased access to health care services such as dental care or prescription…
“In spite of some predictions to the contrary, Ontario’s sharp minimum-wage increase hasn’t killed its labor market,” reported Bloomberg this month. In fact, quite the opposite is true: the minimum wage hike in this case has corresponded with a booming economy. “Business owners and economists fretted the 21 percent wage hike, which took effect Jan. 1, would…
FIGHT FOR $15 and FAIRNESS NATIONAL DAY of ACTION – HALIFAX FRIDAY, JANUARY 19 12:00pm – 1:00pm Halifax Central Library – on Sidewalk/Courtyard in front of the building along Spring Garden Rd. Bring union flags and banners! In response to the National Day of Action called by the Fight for $15 and Fairness Campaign, the…