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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
They also want to increase fines for fly-tippers, with the minimum sanction raised to £2,500.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Last year, the city council passed a union-backed ordinance that would have lifted the minimum wage for hotel workers to $30 an hour by 2028, though the increase has since been delayed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 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
Declaring that he would never take back the strikers, he raised the minimum wage for a police officer and set about recruiting an entire new police force.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
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Academic Vocabulary: Core Tier 2 Words, List 2
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Academic Vocabulary Toolkit 1, Words 61-70
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