Hundreds of protesters turned out to the Division St. location that was the start of enormous rage towards the chain’s founding heirs and their treatment to the Minimum Wage workers.
“These workers deserve a living wage and typically spend their earnings in the community, creating jobs and growth. We are also denouncing the ruthless tactics of Tim Horton’s heirs Ron Joyce Jr. and Jeri-Lynn Horton-Joyce. As retaliation for the wage increase they have announced from their winter home in Florida that they will be cutting paid breaks and making workers contribute more toward their health care benefits” stressed Northumberland Labour Council President, Dan Tobin.
According to the workers, with unpaid breaks and having to pay 50% of the cost of benefits, their biweekly pay cheque will actually be $51 lower than it was before the minimum wage hike. “These crooks are turning profits off this and blaming the minimum wage increase while they sip margaritas pool side at a US address,” said John MacDonald, President of Durham Region Labour Council.
The event was intended to kick off a series of other actions at multinational corporations who are keeping workers down in poverty wages.
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