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

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

"After you left I was thinking...I really could use a hand. But I could only pay minimum wage, and only a couple shifts per week."

From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour