In 2012, a study recommended wages of $21.75/hr for staff in NB Womens shelters. With inflation, this exceeds $24/hr in 2020. Our salaries average between 56% and 75% of this amount. Essential work = fair wages. #FairWagesNB

Who will welcome and support women and children fleeing domestic violence if our shelters can’t find employees? Who will keep them safe? Who will help them rebuild their lives? Essential work means fair wages. #FairWagesNB

To everyone who read and shared our messages on our salary situation, thank you. We continue to count on your support to get our work recognized. Watch this space next week when we talk about how YOU can help! #FairWagesNB

The Boards of some shelters have sent a letter to @BlaineHiggs regarding the meager funding of our sector. We hope they receive answers. Our work is essential. Our wages must be fair. #FairWagesNB

Welcome back to the Legislative Assembly to our MLAs! Don't forget the work that second stage/transition houses have been doing for years with far too low wages. Our work is essential. Our wages must be fair. #FairWagesNB

To the officials of NB municipalities: Do you know the services that second stage/transition houses provide to women and children in your town ? Your support for increased funding is crucial. Talk to your MLA. Our work is essential. Our wages must be fair. #FairWagesNB

The salary of our staff should be around $ 24/hr in 2020. The funding model for shelters for women and children who are victims of family violence does not allow this. The Government of NB must agree to finance the sector at 100%. #FairWagesNB

The work of the domestic violence sector is rewarding, challenging and complex. Our sector supports victims of abuse and violence. We stand with survivors as they begin a life free from abuse. Our work is essential-our wages must be fair. #FairWagesNB

Did you know: Shelters are often the first point of contact for women and their children fleeing domestic violence. We welcome women of all ages and from all walks of life. Violence does not discriminate. It strikes everywhere. #FairWagesNB

After a stay in a shelter, some clients move into a 2nd stage facility & their own apartment but still have access to programming and supports to assist them develop their own path. They can stay there for 1-2 yrs. Our work is essential, our wages must be fair. #FairWagesNB

Outreach workers, staff at prevention centers and centers for victims of sexual assault are our partners. Their interventions range from preventing violence to healing. All our work is essential. Our wages must be fair. #FairWagesNB

The COVID-19 crisis has shown the desperate need to review funding for the NB victim support sector. Our voices need to be heard. Write your MLA at www1.gnb.ca/legis/bios/59/… #FairWagesNB Sent from my iPad

NB ELECTION 2020...Get involved. Talk to your candidates! Quality services designed to support/empower women are essential to everyone's health. This is why it is crucial to discuss this issue during an election. Our work is essential #fairwagesNB

#WhatWillItTake to #endVAW in Canada? It will take the federal government leading the way with bold, ambitious, intersectional investments. We’re calling for a $680M investment in #Budget2021 to support a #NAPonVAW. endvaw.ca/nap-on-vaw

#WhatWillItTake to end violence against women and gender-based violence in Canada? Along with End VAW / Contre VFF and other organizations across the country, we’re calling for an investment of $680 million in Federal Budget 2021. Learn more: endvaw.ca/nap-on-vaw

A woman or girl is killed every 2.5 days in Canada. #WhatWillItTake? Investment. Help us make escalating #GBV a central consideration in #Budget2021. endvaw.ca/nap-on-vaw #NAPonVAW

A woman or girl is killed every 2.5 days in Canada. #WhatWillItTake? Investment. Help us make escalating #GBV a central consideration in #Budget2021. endvaw.ca/nap-on-vaw #NAPonVAW

Finance critics Peter Julian 🇨🇦 & Ed Fast: #WhatWillItTake to create a violence-free Canada? Help us make escalating gender-based violence (#GBV) a central consideration in #Budget2021! endvaw.ca/nap-on-vaw #NAPonVAW

#WhatWillItTake to #endVAW in Canada? Investment of $400M in #Budget2021 for ongoing, long-term operational funding to women-serving agencies and equity-seeking orgs. endvaw.ca/nap-on-vaw #NAPonVAW #cdnpoli #canfem