The effect of the sharply rising minimum wage has been sharply rising joblessness among Seattle’s low-wage workers.
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July 14, 2017
4:00AM
In three of the world’s richest countries, average real wages are lower today than they were in 2010.
July 12, 2017
10:36AM
For every 10 per cent increase in the minimum wage, youth employment drops by three to six per cent.
July 11, 2017
4:30AM
Since 2003, manufacturing sales in Ontario have remained essentially unchanged yet increased by 20 per cent in B.C.
July 7, 2017
4:00AM
The market moves for millions of reasons having to do with the calculations of millions of people.
July 6, 2017
9:37AM
The government-owned chain is the only Ontario retailer to sell spirits.
June 26, 2017
4:04PM
The total number of low-wage jobs declined by 6.8 per cent.
June 23, 2017
2:52PM
Most minimum wage earners in Ontario are not the primary or sole earner in their household.
June 23, 2017
11:01AM
Long and uncertain permit timelines can have led to fewer new housing units being built in Vancouver.
June 20, 2017
2:11PM
Some workers may be uncomfortable publicly voting for or against unionization.
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