Publications

Minimum Wage Increase Is Too Little, Too Late

On October 1, minimum wage in Newfoundland and Labrador will finally reach $15 per hour, nearly five years after labour and community organizers first launched a campaign calling for the increase. With rising costs of living and an affordability crisis, this increase in the minimum wage will still leave many working families living below the poverty line. “When you consider…

Adjustments to Employment Insurance Qualifications Will Worsen Affordability Crisis for Newfoundland and Labrador Workers

St. John’s, NL – The Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Labour (NLFL) is calling on the federal government to take immediate action to provide support to workers in Newfoundland and Labrador who will be impacted by changes to Employment Insurance qualifications. “The affordability crisis means that programs like Employment Insurance are more critical than ever.  Recent changes to unemployment rates…

Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Labour President Jessica McCormick speaking up for Newfoundland and Labrador workers at premiers’ meeting

Winnipeg — Workers and families are looking to Canada’s premiers to work with the labour movement for concrete action to fix health care, make life more affordable and ensure good, sustainable union jobs in a changing economy, Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Labour President Jessica McCormick said today. McCormick, who is joining labour federation presidents from across Canada at this…