The Living Wage for Families Campaign is currently concentrating on the following areas:  

• Documenting the lived experience of low wage workers
• Developing capacity building workshops for low wage workers
• Undertaking outreach sessions with a variety of groups and organisations about the campaign
• Developing a living wage employer recognition process

Anyone interested in getting involved with any of the above activities  are welcome to contact info@livingwageforfamilies.ca.

Ways to get involved in the campaign

• Publically endorse our campaign.
• Start a living wage campaign in your community/workplace.
• Arrange for us to give a talk or workshop on the living wage.
• Urge your municipal government to pass a living wage by-law.
• Advocate to government for policy changes to increase supports to low income earners and enhance public services that improve our quality of life (e.g. more affordable housing).
• Talk to your MPs and MLAs about the need for governments to strengthen the social safety net for families.

Read more about what you can do on our Living Wage Campaign Information Sheet.

Endorsements

The following organisations have already endorsed the Living Wage for Families Campaign for Metro Vancouver:

Atira Women’s Resource Society/ATIRA Property Management, Inc.
BC Acorn
BC Asset Building Collaborative
BC Government and Services Employees’ Union
BC Teachers Federation

Canada Without Poverty
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-BC
Canadian Office and Professional Emploees Union Local 378
CATCH (Community Action Toward Children’s Health)
Citywide Housing Coalition
COPE (Coalition of Progressive Electors), Vancouver
District Parent Advisory Council, Vancouver
Family Services of Greater Vancouver
Federation of Community Social Services
First Call: BC Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition
Grandview Woodlands Food Connection
Gordon Neighbourhood House
Headlines Theatre
Health Sciences Association of British Columbia
Hospital Employees Union
Impact on Communities Coalition
Jewish Family Service Agency

Knox United Church
Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House
Muslim Canadian Federation
National Council of Jewish Women, Vancouver Section
Or Shalom Temple
Pacific Community Resources Society
Public Service Alliance of Canada-BC
Renewal 2 Social Investment Fund
Richmond Community Services Advisory Committee
Richmond Women’s Resource Centre
Service Employees International Union Local 2
Shalom Seekers
Social Planning & Research Council of BC
South Vancouver Seniors Council
Tenant Resource and Advisory Centre
United Steelworkers District 3
Unite Here Local 40
Vancouver and District Labour Council
Vancouver Status of Women
West Coast LEAF
Women Elders In Action (We Act)

To make a donation to the Living Wage for Families Campaign, please contact the First Call office at info@firstcallbc.org.