Let’s pass a new law. Companies can’t pay bonuses, they can’t pay dividends, and they can’t make a profit unless every single employee working for the company makes a living wage.
Far chance the feds would enact any laws like that against their rich besties.
Of course not. No federal party will ever correct the failure of our economic/political system until we force them to.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Charles, a single mom of two children in their twenties, said when she lost financial support from their father earlier this year, she sold their home in June and found a more affordable place.
Charles is one of more than 3,000 workers at 27 Metro locations in the Greater Toronto on strike amid growing concerns over wages.
Rejecting a tentative collective agreement like this one is rare, said Larry Savage, a labour studies professor at Brock University.
“It provided significant increases for our employees over the 4 years of the collective agreement in addition to improved pension and benefits, building on working conditions that are already among the highest in the industry which were negotiated with this union.”
“Having the best contract in the sector means nothing if you’re a worker who can’t pay your rent, or your utility bills or afford food from the very store you work.”
Krystal Barr, a meat manager for Metro, has been with the store for 19 years and hopes the strike can not only increase wages but also benefits.
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a single mom of two children in their twenties, said when she lost financial support from their father earlier this year
Wait, is she supporting two adult kids alone? Are they disabled or are we missing some major context here?
The article also doesn’t mention is she works full time or what her position is. A cashier working part time isn’t going to support anything.
So, you are saying that people in her position deserve shit wages, so that the owners can make bonuses.
This is a really shit viewpoint. “If you have family members with problems, you deserve all that you get if you can’t get a sweet job.”
No, those are two separate issues.
Her situation has less to do with Metro, and more to do with the fact that she has two adult kids who can contribute to the household income, and that a cashier position would never be able to support three adults and all the expenses that go along with owning a home.
Do Metro workers deserve to be paid more as the company posts massive profits? Absolutely.
Should cashiers be expected to make $40 an hour? Absolutely not.
I am assuming that they brought up her kids because she recently lost child support payments. Child support payments often don’t stop when the child stops being a minor if they are in university/college. The adults being in their 20’s lines up with finishing a degree.
The article also doesn’t mention is she works full time or what her position is
The article doesn’t say that she is full-time, but it does say that she’s worked 6 days a week for 19 years and that her position is “head cashier”. It’s the blurb under the picture at the beginning.
