Tyra is a young woman living in Abbotsford, BC. She has a minimum wage job with no paid sick days and no benefits at a fast-food restaurant and shares a basement apartment with two roommates. Her income and expenses are very carefully calibrated; she can’t afford to take a day off work if sick.
As she says, $20 or $30 means the difference between being able to pay the rent—or not. At her previous minimum wage job, she was no longer scheduled for any hours after she had to take time off for medical reasons.
Tyra is among the 75% of […]
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