The Independent
Community supported journalism for Newfoundland and Labrador
InvestigationLongread
Hands That Feed, Pt. 2: the Paradox of Essential Food Charity
Food charity is putting a band-aid on a deadly and insidious gangrene—which corporate power and government inaction allows to fester in our communities.
December 8, 2020

# minimum wage

Commentary
All Workers Deserve the Dignity of a Living Wage
Do we, as a society, accept that there are people in our province who work full time for wages that trap them in poverty?
September 7, 2020
AnalysisLongread
The Hands that Feed, Part 1: Faces of the Grocery Frontlines
Despite the fanfare for their service, food retail employees themselves are not convinced they're 'recognized' in ways that actually improve their lives.
June 17, 2020
AnalysisInvestigationLongreadNews
Living Well Amid Waste: Wealth, Wages, and Food Insecurity
Newfoundland and Labrador has the highest rate of food insecurity in Canada. It also has the second lowest minimum wage. These two things are connected.
December 7, 2019
A minimum wage worker speaks out
Letters
A minimum wage worker speaks out
January 20, 2018
To Each Their Own
It’s time for a $15 minimum wage
Ontario just introduced a $15 minimum wage. The benefits are obvious, and it's time for this province to do the same.
June 2, 2017
Letters
An Open Letter to Cathy Bennett Concerning Anxiety
"Respectfully, Minister Bennett, the anxiety that you are currently witnessing pre-exists this budget.​ ​Your budget has inflamed it."
April 25, 2016
News
Minimum wage town hall spawns stories of poverty
Newfoundland and Labrador may be a so-called 'have' province, but despite the record corporate profits from our natural resource industries, thousands of minimum wage workers…
Justin Brake
September 10, 2014
News
Should we raise the Minimum Wage?
There are good reasons to raise the minimum wage, and good reasons to explore other options. What's your take?
Justin Brake
September 18, 2013
Arts & Culture
Message from the Premier
A Labour Day message from the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
September 2, 2013
Uncategorized
Hard, Hard Times (by design)
Minimum wage policy would make life harder for the province's women
October 2, 2012
To Each Their Own
Minimum wage: all the rage!
A minimum wage increase is a good start. But it's only a start...
August 14, 2012
Politics by Numbers
Anatomy of a boom (Part 1)
Between 2005 and 2009 assessed incomes in Newfoundland and Labrador increased by 49%. The boom we are experiencing is without precedent in Canadian history, but…
February 10, 2012