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THE ECONOMICS OF $15: A READER
The demand for a $15 minimum wage is hugely popular. However, doubts remain about whether raising the minimum wage to $15 would benefit or hurt workers and the economy. These doubts have been sowed by conservative politicians, right-wing think-tanks, employer groups, and a largely uncritical media. Luckily, over the last couple of years progressive economists have been hard at work studying the potential impacts of a $15 minimum wage and critically examining the claims made by those who oppose the minimum wage. The results have been an overwhelming set of studies, think pieces, and critical reviews that show not only will a $15 minimum wage not cause major job loss or inflation, it will be a boon for economic activity. We compiled some of these studies, reviews, and opinion pieces by economists. Read more!
FAKE NEWS FIGHTS AGAINST $15
By David Bush
On Tuesday, October 10 NewsTalk 1010 published a poll showing relatively tepid support in Toronto for the Liberal's plan to raise the minimum wage in Ontario to $15/hr. The poll claims to show 61% of Toronto residents don't want the province to move ahead with the $15/hour minimum wage rollout as planned. It also says that 44% want a longer phase-in, while 17% want to abandon the $15 minimum wage altogether. Read more!
THE NEOLIBERAL DANGER OF BASIC INCOME
By the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty
We are convinced that the emerging model of basic income, reflected in pilot projects and other initiatives in a number of countries and jurisdictions, is one that would intensify the neoliberal agenda. The hope that there is any realistic chance of ensuring a truly adequate, universal payment, that isn’t financed by undermining other vital elements of social provision, is misplaced in our view. Read more!
BRING THE UNION MEETING TO THE MEMBERS
By Joe Fahey
How many members attend your union meetings? And how do you feel about that?
Whether it’s just a handful or a hundred, no activist is ever satisfied.
But you can drop a whole load of frustration if you stop expecting a majority of members to travel to the union hall for a two-hour monthly meeting. Read more!
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