Oct. 7, 2022 – For immediate release:
Mayoral Candidate Rana Bokhari says she will lead the way to make sure all city workers make a living wage.
“If you work full-time, you should be able to support yourself and your family,” says Rana.
“Winnipeg will be a leader in this. We will work with our unions to make sure their collective agreements reflect this as we move forward, and non-unionized employees will see their wages rise incrementally over the next four years until they reach that threshold.”
Once workers’ wages hit the living wage benchmark, which is currently estimated at about $18.34 an hour in Winnipeg, they will be tied to inflation going forward.
Current starting wages are about $14 an hour.
If we don’t do this, employee retention and recruitment will only grow more difficult, says Rana.
“Winnipeg used to be a provincial benchmark for wages, but wages haven’t been rising fast enough and we’ve been losing staff. You can see it in the decline in the quality of services like 311, and the fact that wading pool season was cut short this year due to a lack of staff.
“I will restore our services and make wages fair for all.”
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For more information or to arrange an interview:
Elisha Dacey, Press Secretary
204-290-8009
team@rana4wpg.ca
