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Worries About Inflation Didn't Stop Voters From Approving Minimum Wage Increases

A minimum wage increase passed in Nebraska and appears to have done the same in Nevada. In D.C., tipped workers will get a possibly unwelcome increase as well.

Reason

Disney, other tourism workers need $18 minimum wage, report says

ORLANDO, Fla. — Orlando’s tourism workers, long among the lowest paid in the region’s economy, must earn at least $18 per hour to meet basic needs, a hospitality industry union argues in a report released Thursday.

Orlando Sentinel

Union: Orlando tourism workers need $18 an hour to survive

Workers in central Florida’s tourism industry are pushing to raise their minimum wage to at least $18 an hour, arguing that rising rents and inflation have cut into their ability to make ends meet

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Fetterman says Oz neglects workers

"If Oz does not believe that we need a higher minimum wage, then he should move out of his ten mansions"

Salon

Brazil's Bolsonaro and Lula spar in bruising final debate before vote

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva faced off in a final debate before their runoff election Sunday, focusing mainly on economic hardships.

France 24

Brazil's Bolsonaro, Lula face off in last debate before vote

Former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and incumbent Jair Bolsonaro faced off on Friday in the last debate before Brazil’s elections on Sunday

The Independent UK

California union alleges that fast-food effort to block new labor law is 'willfully misleading voters'

California's largest union on Thursday lodged a complaint with state officials alleging that a fast-food industry coalition violated state election rules in its campaign to block a landmark labor law from going into effect.

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Brazil's universities hit by massive budget cuts under Bolsonaro

There are just a few days to go until the second round of the presidential run-off in Brazil. Both incumbent Jair Bolsonaro and his left-wing rival Lula da Silva are leaving no stone unturned in trying to convince voters that they've got what it takes to lead the country going…

France 24

Labor tries city-by-city push in California for $25 minimum wage at private medical facilities

A class of health care facility support staff, including nursing assistants, security guards, and janitors, has worked alongside doctors and nurses throughout the covid-19 pandemic keeping patients and medical buildings safe and clean. It’s an unassuming line of work that some people consider a calling.

Tribune News Service

Egypt’s PM Announces $15 Increase in Minimum Monthly Wage

Egypt’s prime minister on Wednesday announced a 300-pound ($15.20) increase in the minimum monthly wage, as average Egyptians suffer from soaring prices in recent months. In a news conference, Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouly announced the increase to 3,000 Egyptian pounds (over $152), up from 2,700 pounds ($137). It was the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Abortion rights take centre stage as Oz and Fetterman clash in Pennsylvania Senate debate

The two candidates for the competitive Senate seat argued over the economy, crime and the tone of Republican attacks on the Democrat’s health

The Guardian - US

Brazil's Bolsonaro considering minimum wage increase after leaked reports

Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro's government is considering raising the minimum wage and civil servants' salaries above inflation, Economy Minister Paulo Guedes said on Tuesday, but he denied intentions to end middle class tax benefits.

Reuters

Those working minimum wage jobs not able to 'even maintain a basic standard of living'

The Living Wage Technical Group blasted the Government and said workers on low pay are not protected from inflation

Irish Mirror

Ministry meets with recruiters

The Labour Ministry is negotiating with recruitment agencies to help Thai berry-pickers who worked in Northern Europe and who filed complaints that they had not received the minimum wages they were promised, Labour Minister Suchart Chomklin said on Monday.

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FTI ramps up help for small firms

The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) is increasing its efforts to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), especially micro-SMEs, as they try to cope with the financial burden of interest rate hikes and a higher minimum wage.

The Guardian - US

Republicans in Arizona push measures to curtail citizen-led initiatives

The option to bypass the legislature, which allowed for marijuana legalization and minimum wage increases, is under threat

ABC News

Transgender people often face homelessness. This is how April Young became a home owner

For three years, April Young couch surfed and worked minimum wage jobs after becoming homeless. After learning life skills at a refuge, she's bought a house of her own.

Los Angeles Times

Can most Californians even afford to retire?

Steven Johnson spent 19 years as a minimum wage laborer for a Los Angeles moving company, lifting heavy furniture and suffering three hernias along the way.

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The Independent UK

What is the national minimum wage and when will it increase?

TUC calls for rate raise ‘as soon as possible’

Los Angeles Times

Michael Hiltzik: Did the pandemic finally give working Americans power over their employers? Not really

Labor advocates have been feeling their oats lately, what with a surge of successful union organizing drives at Starbucks stores, the hint of union interest at Amazon warehouses, higher minimum wage standards in cities and states across the country, and a nudge up of average wages across the board.

The Independent UK

What is the national minimum wage and when will it increase?

TUC calls for rate raise ‘as soon as possible’

Daily Record

Carer's Allowance petition calling for weekly payments of £239 to match National Minimum wage dismissed by DWP

People providing at least 35 hours of unpaid care currently receive £69.70 each week.

The Independent UK

What is the national minimum wage and when will it increase?

TUC calls for rate raise ‘as soon as possible’

The Independent UK

What is the national minimum wage and when will it increase?

TUC calls for rate raise ‘as soon as possible’

The Independent UK

What is the national minimum wage and when will it increase?

TUC calls for rate raise ‘as soon as possible’

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