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Politics - CBS News
In some battleground states, low-wage workers keep losing ground
Workers in four battleground states earn the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour. Labor advocates say that's a recipe for poverty.2 hours ago -
Top stories - CBS News
In some battleground states, low-wage workers keep losing ground
Workers in four battleground states earn the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour. Labor advocates say that's a recipe for poverty.8 hours ago -
Top stories - The New York Times
Boeing Strike Extended After Union Workers Reject New Contract
The vote, hours after Boeing reported a $6.1 billion loss, will extend a nearly six-week-long strike at factories where the company makes its best-selling commercial plane.13 hours ago -
Top stories - BBC News
What is the Real Living Wage and what is it worth?
The Real Living Wage is going up, six months after National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage rates rose.Yesterday -
Top stories - NBC News
McDonald's is the latest battlefield in a campaign fight to reach low-wage voters
Donald Trump’s campaign event Sunday at a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania highlighted his battle with Kamala Harris to court a coveted group of working-class voters who have the potential to decide the ...2 days ago -
Business - Inc.
2 States to Vote on Lower Minimum Wage Rate for Tipped Workers
Massachusetts and Arizona plan ballot measures that could eliminate the subminimum wage paid to many workers in the restaurant and hospitality industries.2 days ago -
Business - MarketWatch
Boeing and union reach tentative wage deal to end strike
Boeing and its machinists union have reached a tentative agreement that could end a strike that has halted most production in the past month.3 days ago -
Top stories - BBC News
The work sickness timebomb that risks a lost generation of workers
Britain is sick, and getting sicker. Economics editor Faisal Islam unpacks whether the government can get people working again3 days ago -
World - The Guardian
Russian ambassador accuses UK of waging proxy war in Ukraine
Andrei Kelin says by providing weapons Britain is ‘killing Russian soldiers and civilians’. Moscow’s ambassador to London has said the UK is waging a proxy war against Russia, while predicting the ...4 days ago - Ukraine -
Business - The Wall Street Journal
Boeing, Union Reach Wage Deal to End Strike
The Jet maker and machinists union reach a tentative deal, including an offer of a 35% wage increase, to end a strike that halted most of the company’s production.4 days ago -
Top stories - BBC News
Woman sentenced over social worker stabbing
Fiyori Kesete attacked the victim without warning, stabbing her in the arms and head.5 days ago -
Top stories - BBC News
Pee-wee the tortoise found by recycling centre workers
A tortoise has been found at a recycling centre in Grantham after being sorted with tonnes of waste.5 days ago -
Business - CNBC
Minimum wage is on the ballot in 5 states this November. Here's how the votes could go
Voters in Missouri, Alaska and California will vote on minimum wage hikes. Massachusetts and Arizona will consider tipped worker wages.5 days ago -
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Business - Inc.
California Health Care Workers Get Pay Bump Under New Wage Law
The new minimum wage of $18 an hour will gradually increase to $25 an hour under the new state law.6 days ago - California -
Top stories - BBC News
‘You stole the election’: Nervous volunteers on frontline of conspiracies
Suspicion about the vote count is pervasive even in small rural communities, where volunteers are preparing for potential violence.October 17 -
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Top stories - CBS News
Gender wage gap widens for the first time in 20 years
Pay gap between men and women working full-time widened in 2023 for first time in 20 years, USCB data shows.October 16 -
Health - ABC News
California health care workers get a pay bump under a new minimum wage law
Some of the lowest-paid health care workers in California are getting a pay bump under a state lawOctober 16 - California -
World - ABC News
Worker at a Crimean wildlife park killed by lions
A worker at a wildlife park in Crimea has died after being attacked by lionsOctober 16 -
Politics - The Hill
FEMA workers threatened by armed group in Tennessee
"They were all armed, open carry not guns drawn, but they had surrounded them and there was a lady there that was yelling and threatening them."October 16 -
Business - Financial Times
London Underground workers to strike over pay
Aslef and RMT unions announce series of walkouts in NovemberOctober 16 -
Business - Inc.
Wait, Workers Want More Meetings?
Most employees think additional meetings would make them more productive, a new report says. But only if those meetings are done right.October 16 -
Business - The New York Times
Paying Workers $10,000 to Move Helped Reverse Tulsa’s Brain Drain
Researchers found that when remote workers were paid to move to Tulsa, Okla., everyone came out ahead.October 16 -
World - The Guardian
Global public debt to hit $100tn this year, says IMF; Boeing to raise up to $25bn to shore up balance sheet – business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as IMF warns that future debt levels could be higher than currently projected. Cooling labour market adds to Reeves’s tax-raising ...October 15 -
Top stories - BBC News
Interest rate cut hopes raised as wage growth slows
Expectations of a rate cut next month increase as pay growth slows to its lowest rate for more than two years.October 15 -
Business - Financial Times
UK wage growth falls to 4.9%
Data for three months to August adds to evidence that pay pressures are easingOctober 15 - United Kingdom -
Top stories - BBC News
Do not throw vapes in the bin, urge waste workers
Batteries, disposable vapes and discarded laptops put in the bin are putting refuse workers at risk.October 14 -
World - The Wall Street Journal
Fair-Wage Advocate Lilly Ledbetter Dies at 86
Her fight for equal wages inspired the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009.October 14 -
Business - Inc.
Seattle Hotel Workers Join Hilton Strike
The planned weeklong work stoppage puts the total of West Coast hospitality workers on strike in Seattle, Honolulu, San Francisco, and San Diego past 4,300.October 14 -
Top stories - BBC News
Reeves signals hike in National Insurance for firms
The chancellor was speaking at the government's International Investment Summit, where deals worth £63bn were hailed.October 14 -
Politics - The Hill
Union leaders' outdated methods hurt workers and the economy
The International Longshoreman's Association is demanding outrageous wage increases and a ban on automation at American ports, threatening to disrupt the economy and cost jobs.October 14