minimum wage
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Over the years, the union has submitted dozens of local and statewide ballot initiatives, including ones to cap the pay of hospital executives, regulate dialysis clinics, and raise the minimum wage of healthcare workers.
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
He has also promised to build on Petro's legacy of increasing the minimum wage, raising education spending and transferring land to poor communities.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
The economy has grown, and Petro increased the minimum wage significantly, though about one in three Colombians still live in poverty.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
With wages included, this amounts to about the minimum wage of $5.15 an hour.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
