15 and Fair McGill

15 and Fair McGill We are a group of McGill labor unions campaigning for a campus-wide minimum wage of $15, which we believe is a basic human right.

We are a group of McGill labor unions and student organizations campaigning for a campus-wide minimum wage of $15, which we believe is a basic human right. We represent a diverse group of McGill employees ranging from students employed part-time to course lecturers to full-time support staff. This summer, we will be doing research, gathering materials, and reaching out to other groups to join our

coalition and fight for fairness. We are:

AMUSE - Association of McGill University Support Employees

AMURE - Association of McGill University Research Employees

AGSEM - Teaching Assistants and Invigilators

MCLIU - McGill Course Lecturers and Instructors

MUNACA - McGill University Non-Academic Certified Union

QPIRG - Quebec Public Interest Research Group

To get involved, contact [email protected]

12/03/2016

Low-wage workers are not who you think.

10/11/2016

You will see people handing out flyers this week for the upcoming March for $15 minimum wage this Saturday, Oct. 15th at 11am at Parc le Prévost, corner Jean-Talon and Christophe-Colomb. http://www.newswire.ca/fr/news-releases/avis-aux-medias---salaire-minimum-a-15--lheure---importante-operation-de-tractage-dans-le-metro-de-montreal-596502221.html

MONTRÉAL, le 10 oct. 2016- Avis aux médias - Salaire minimum à 15 $ l'heure - Importante opération de tractage dans le métro de Montréal.

Alberta now has the highest minimum wage, with increases to reach $15/hour by 2018. All the more reason that other provi...
10/03/2016

Alberta now has the highest minimum wage, with increases to reach $15/hour by 2018. All the more reason that other provinces should follow-suit! Check-it!
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/minimum-wage-alberta-workers-labour-1.3783911

Alberta's working poor got a helping hand today. The province boosted the minimum wage by a dollar to $12.20 an hour, making it the highest rate among Canada's provinces.

09/30/2016

The fight for 15 is alive in Quebec, where workers at the Old Port of Montreal have been on strike for four months.

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08/04/2016

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Anyone who wants to make a convincing argument for the $15 an hour minimum wage needs to grapple with indexation. Indexation is the amount that a worker’s hourly wage will regularly increase while they’re working for their employer. Our hourly wages can be indexed in a number of ways

07/29/2016

The Republican presidential nominee is open to raising the wage to $10 – his possible attempt to gain support from the many Americans on strict budgets

07/28/2016

Everyone working in San Leandro must be paid at least $15 an hour by 2020, the City Council has decided. The council dropped an earlier plan to give small businesses an extra year to get on board.

07/28/2016

A Baltimore City Council committee approved a controversial $15 hourly minimum wage proposal Thursday.

07/28/2016

The buying power of the federal minimum wage hasn't kept up with inflation, despite periodic increases.

07/28/2016

The University of Washington’s Seattle Minimum Wage Study Team has released another in their ongoing series of reports about Seattle’s…

07/28/2016

As the fight for a $15 local minimum wage heats up in Baltimore, we're likely to see two groups facing off over the proposed bill. On the one hand, workers whose wages have simply failed to keep pace…

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