Hamilton City Council Votes Against Becoming a Living Wage Employer

As part of recent 2020 budget deliberations, Hamilton City Council voted against making Hamilton a living wage employer. If accepted, this change would have cost taxpayers $292,550 over a three year phase in.

I am very dissapointed for our City of Hamilton staff and all minimum wage earners across the City that a 3 year phase in of a living wage was rejected by Hamilton City Council.

I believe this was a missed opportunity for Hamilton to take a principled leadership role and set an example for business – sending a message that the people who build wealth are worth more than the minimum.

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Councillor John-Paul Danko