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The Fair Wage Commission made its way north for input on $15 minimum wage

The Fair Wage Commission made its way through Prince George looking for input on a $15/hour minimum wage

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Among the presenters was the BC Labour Federation’s Aaron Ekman, who says the raise would really help small businesses
“They’d like to be able to retain their employees and they know there’s a high cost having to re-train employees, especially here in the north.”
Secretary-Treasurer Aaron Ekman
The general consensus from the presentations was the sooner minimum wage goes up, the better

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