living wage

Example Sentences

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But employers, he wrote, had a duty to pay a fair living wage, maintain a safe workplace with limited hours, and allow workers to form unions.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

"We are demanding a living wage now, because what Delcy Rodriguez said last night is a joke," Mariela Diaz, a 65-year-old retiree, declared.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

The company used the MIT living wage calculator to determine cost of living by region for single adults and families of four.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026

But in 2024, the firm faced a backlash after revealing it would no longer hire new staff on the real living wage, instead paying the lower legal minimum wage.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

Soon the Rad Lab would have to pay its scientists a living wage.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik