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Friday, July 22, 2011

Listeners Are Vocal Over Provincial Plan To Put Off Wage Hike

Our listeners have a lot to say on Facebook about the Alward government's plan
to postpone the next increase in the minimum wage that would see it reach $10 an hour by September. The Conservatives are looking at pushing that increase back to April of next year.

One woman thinks there is no point because whenever minimum wage goes up, so do the prices on everything else so it doesn't help.
Another woman thinks the business community is saying don't make us pay our workers more and cut into our profits yet they want you to work hard with part-time hours and no benefits.
One listener who works and is going back to school in the fall supports the plan saying prices and the cost of living go up regardless but, every little bit helps.