minimum wage

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SAG-AFTRA says the new four-year deal offers protections related to artificial intelligence, increases minimum wage rates by 3% annually and merges the pension plans of previously separate unions SAG and AFTRA.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Enrollees are paid the highest of the state, federal or local minimum wage and work an average of 20 hours per week.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Ramaphosa explained how unscrupulous employers pay undocumented migrants well below the minimum wage and "merely" pay a fine if caught.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

In exit polls some voters said they voted for him because Mr. Petro’s 23% increase in the minimum wage in January made them better off.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

And the foot soldiers earned just $3-30 an hour, less than the minimum wage.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt