VICTORIA – The B.C. Federation of Labour campaigned for four years for a $10-an-hour minimum wage, and that will be delivered May 1 when B.C.'s wage goes to $10.25.
But federation president Jim Sinclair visited the legislature Wednesday to tell the B.C. government it's no longer enough. He wants another increase next fall to $11.25 an hour.
That rate is what is needed to keep up with Statistics Canada's "low-income cutoff" (LICO), Sinclair told reporters.
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