Halifax school support staff sound alarm on low wages as strike continues
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CUPE members say school support staff incomes in Halifax are not enough, even with the new deal.
CUPE members say school support staff incomes in Halifax are not enough, even with the new deal.
Many are saying what they make is not what they are worth, even with the increase other members have accepted.
Christine Archibald has spent the last three years working as an early childhood education support worker.
She loves her job, but says it does not pay her enough.
“I make $736 bi-weekly after taxes and benefits.”
If it were not for her husband, Archibald said she would not be able to make ends meet.
“My mortgage alone is more than what I make in one week and I wouldn’t be able to have a car, groceries, or even send my kids to sports. I would have to work two jobs minimum,” she explained.
