{"id":1699,"date":"2023-03-09T11:43:27","date_gmt":"2023-03-09T16:43:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iamaw103.ca\/?p=1699"},"modified":"2023-03-09T16:03:42","modified_gmt":"2023-03-09T21:03:42","slug":"inflation-spoiling-wage-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iamaw103.ca\/?p=1699","title":{"rendered":"Inflation Spoiling Wage Growth"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bruske: Canada\u2019s unions pleased to see buoyancy in job market, but wages continue to lag behind inflation<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

OTTAWA\u2013\u2013Bea Bruske, President of the Canadian Labour Congress, made the following statement in response to the labour force data released by Statistics Canada today.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday\u2019s labour force numbers indicate that the job growth we saw plateau in 2022 has once again picked up. We are glad to see relatively broad-based job growth. However, we question whether
\nthe quality of many of these jobs will allow workers to cope with the rising cost of living, such as higher mortgage costs in 2023 when the Bank of Canada\u2019s interest rate hikes fully work their way through the system.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since inflation began to accelerate in 2021, average wage growth in Canada has consistently lagged behind CPI, forcing down real wages for many workers. Since November, year-over-year average wage growth has moderated more rapidly than inflation, falling to 4.5% in January.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor every day that wages lag behind inflation, workers are falling further behind. The eye-watering cost of day-to-day necessities means workers and their families are struggling. Canada\u2019s unions call on the federal government to take action to make life more affordable. Tackling excess profits and corporate price-gouging would be a good first step which would help keep money in workers\u2019 pockets, and the government can also assist working-class households by injecting emergency funds into affordable housing and public services like health care, child care and pharmacare.\u201d<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s numbers show that job growth was fastest in wholesale and retail trade, and accommodation and food services are among the fastest growing categories of jobs.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn many of these sectors where we are seeing job growth, workers lack access to a union, paid sick leave, workplace benefits, training and promotion opportunities, and even basic protections under employment standards legislation. All governments need an agenda to strengthen job quality, workplace protections, and access to collective bargaining. Ottawa should seize the moment to extend open work permits to vulnerable migrant workers and to move forward with a broad regularization program for out-of-status workers.\u201d<\/p>\n

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To arrange an interview, please contact:
\nCLC Media Relations
\nmedia@clcctc.ca<\/a>
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