Vancouver – The Fight for $15 campaign to increase the minimum wage is gaining momentum across Canada. Today is the National Day of Action with Fight for $15 events taking place in cities from Vancouver to Moncton.
Media are invited to attend the Vancouver rally. The event will have speakers, performers, and activity stations.
When: Friday, April 15
Time: 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm (speeches at 5:30 pm)
Where: Canada Place Plaza
Speakers include:
Irene Lanzinger, President of the BC Federation of Labour
Gregor Robertson, Mayor of Vancouver
Minimum wage worker
Fight for $15 Coalition partners
There are also events happening in Surrey and Kamloops on April 15.
The Fight for $15 campaign is a call for provincial governments to increase the minimum wage to $15/hour so a full-time worker earning minimum wage is not trapped in poverty. The campaigns highlight the impact of poverty wages on families, communities and our economy.
The National Day of Action is organized by a coalition of organizations – labour, community, students, and more – engaged in the fight for fair wages. Day of Action events include rallies, petition signing, leafleting and outreach to elected representatives.
Events happening today across the country include:
British Columbia
Vancouver: Rally, 5:00 pm at Canada Place Plaza
Surrey: Rally & Demo, 4:00 pm at King George SkyTrain Station
Kamloops: Petition signing, 4:30 pm at the Kamloops North Shore Transit Exchange
Alberta
Calgary: Rally, 5:00 pm at Tomkins Park, 17th Ave SW & 7th St SW
Edmonton: Rally, 12:00 pm at University of Alberta LRT Station
Manitoba
Winnipeg: Rally & March, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm, University of Winnipeg, 515 Portage Ave, Front Lawn
Ontario
Barrie: Rally & March, 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm to MPP Ann Hoggarth’s office, 320 Bayfield St
Brampton: Airport Workers Rally, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm at the GTAA, 3111 Convair Dr
Hamilton: Leaflet blitz, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm at McDonald’s, Delta on 1268 King St East
Kingston: Petitioning and leafleting action, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm, Stauffer Library
Kitchener/Waterloo: March, 11:30 am to Victoria Park
London: Visiting MP, 4:00 pm - Deb Matthews, Minister of Poverty Reduction, Richmond and Piccadilly
Mississauga: Visiting MPP, 4:00 pm - Charles Sousa, Minister of Finance at 120 Lakeshore Rd West
Niagara: Visiting MPP, 10:00 am - Jim Bradley at 2 Secord Drive, Unite 2
North Bay: Sidewalk Solidarity, 12:30 pm at 120 Lakeshore Dr
Oshawa: Visiting MPP, 3:00 pm, Jennifer French at 78 Centre Street North, Unit 2
Ottawa: Rally & March, 12:00 pm, Oscar Peterson Statue – corner of Elgin St and Mackenzie King Bridge
Peterborough: Rally outside, 3:00 pm, at MPP Jeff Leal’s office at 236 King Street
Sudbury: Rally & March outside, 12:00 pm, MPP Glenn Thibeault’s office at 555 Barrydowne Rd
Toronto: Leaflet blitz, 7:30 am - 9:30 am at Dufferin Subway Station, NW corner of Bloor and Dufferin
Toronto: March, 11:45 am - 12:30 pm, young workers & students, NW corner of College and University
Toronto: March, 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm, OPSEU Ministry of Labour, Metro Toronto Convention Centre
Toronto: Rally, 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm, Ministry of Labour at 400 University Ave
Quebec
Montreal: Rally & March, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm, Jean-Talon Metro station, Rue Jean-Talon & Ave de Chateaubriand
Montreal: Visiting MNA, 12:00 pm, Helene David at 5450 Chemin de la Cote-des-Neiges
Gatineau: Rally, 12:00 pm at McDonald’s corner of Maisonneuve and Allumettes
Nova Scotia
Halifax: Leafleting & Petitioning, 11:00 am at McDonalds, 5675 Spring Garden Rd
New Brunswick
Moncton: Rally, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm, Champlain St, in front of Champlain Place
Saint John: Rally, 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm, corner of McAllister Dr and Westmorland Rd