Originally Posted by SilentKnight

In our Niagara region $17/hr is considered a 'living wage' - yet ironically the local municipality that champions companies that strive to pay workers a living wage - themselves only pay $14/hr minimum wage (with no benefits) to long-term third-party contract workers that work for the city.

Yet down the road at another municipality unionized city workers doing the exact same work are paid $28/hr plus full benefits.