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The Living Wage Movement: Responding to the Low-Wage Economy


September 24, 2015


With the relentless spread of precarious low-wage work and the challenges faced in expanding the scope of unionization, workers have revived the notion of the living wage. The living wage movement in North America has successfully pressed both local and state governments and some employers to set wages at a standard the ensures a decent standard of living. This vibrant movement has galvanized workers in some of the most vulnerable and poorly paid sectors of the economy. The GLRC's opening session in the 2015-16 speaker series assembles a panel of leading researchers focused on the living wage movement in Ontario.

Bryan Evans, Ryerson University
David Goutor, McMaster University
Stephen McBride, McMaster University
Patricia McDermott, York University
John Shields, Ryerson University
Kaylie Tiessen, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives—Ontario

Open to all. Refreshments will be served.

Time: 11:30am - 2:00pm in EDT
Venue: Harry Crowe Room, York University
Location: 109 Atkinson College Ontario, ON
Website: http://www.facebook.com/events/607927242679577/
For information contact: glrc@yorku.ca
Categories: Labour, Workplace, Unions

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