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

“I made more money,” said Janet Jimenez, 53, who works in a restaurant and says the minimum wage increase benefited her and other relatives.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 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

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