Governor Kathy Hochul’s administration has emphasized the importance of these changes for low-income workers. As inflation continues to drive up the cost of living, this measure ensures that wages ...
The United Federation of Teachers is calling for a $10,000 salary boost for paraprofessionals in city schools, saying low wages are making it harder to find qualified aides for students with special ...
Paying a “living wage” requires more than meeting state and federal minimum wage requirements. Living in certain communities is more expensive and requires people to earn more to sustain basic life ...
Lawrence Journal-World: Ballard Center receives $1M gift to bolster living wages and new tuition model
The Ballard Center, 708 Elm Street, is pictured on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. The Ballard Center has received a $1 million gift to go toward a permanent endowment to help bolster living wages for ...
Ballard Center receives $1M gift to bolster living wages and new tuition model
Several Wisconsin political groups formed The Living Wage Coalition Tuesday, aiming to raise Wisconsin’s minimum wage from $7.25 per hour to $20 per hour, according to WisPolitics. In terms of college ...
The Baltimore Sun: Wicomico library workers form new union, push for living wages
Lawrence Journal-World: Lawrence school district staff rally for living wage ahead of contract talks for education support professionals
Lawrence school district staff rally for living wage ahead of contract talks for education support professionals
Wages, salaries, special education funding and increasing staff members for programs were top priorities of Frederick County Public Schools educators and community members for the district's future ...
(NEXSTAR) – Between the minimum wage rising in nearly two dozen states and your paycheck potentially getting a small bump, you may have found yourself making more money so far this year. New data ...
MSN: How New York is adjusting minimum wage to fight inflation—Is your region affected?
How New York is adjusting minimum wage to fight inflation—Is your region affected?
KTVZ: COCC classified staff seeking new union contract plan protest, accuse school of ‘poverty wages’; school president responds
COCC classified staff seeking new union contract plan protest, accuse school of ‘poverty wages’; school president responds
The Baltimore Sun: Eight teachers sue Baltimore school board, nonprofit over missing wages
WFLA News Channel 8: ‘Make a Circle’ highlights pre-school teachers fight for ‘thriving wages and professional respect’
We speak with Jen Bradwell, director and editor of the new PBS documentary, “Make a Circle”, which follows a group of early educators through their daily lives in the classroom and their crusade to ...
‘Make a Circle’ highlights pre-school teachers fight for ‘thriving wages and professional respect’
Sens. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Edward Markey, D-Mass., have reintroduced education bills that would increase minimum salaries for teachers to $60,000 and the minimum wage for support staff to ...
Brockton paraprofessionals are negotiating for a new contract with the school district, seeking what they call a "livable wage." An analysis shows Brockton's starting pay for paraprofessionals is on ...
Frederick News-Post: Wages and salaries, staffing among top priorities at hearing for FCPS FY27 budget
Wages and salaries, staffing among top priorities at hearing for FCPS FY27 budget
Boston Herald: Boston Teachers Union ratifies new contract with wage hikes, inclusion updates
The Boston Teachers Union voted to ratify a new contract with Boston Public Schools after over a year of bargaining. “Together, we’ve secured critical investments in student support, meaningful wage ...
Today marks the 10th anniversary of the last time the minimum wage was increased. Since President Clinton signed the last wage increase in 1996, the real value of minimum wage has dropped to its ...
The Hill on MSN: Opinion: The high cost of high minimum wages
Forbes: Inflation Outpacing Wage Growth For Over 40% Of Americans, Report Says
Wage growth for a large swath of Americans is being outpaced by the rate of inflation, according to data from Indeed, which reported people with low- and middle-paying jobs are likely feeling the most ...
USA Today: Minimum wage increasing in over a dozen cities and 3 states on July 1
While workers across many jurisdictions have already seen minimum wage increases with the start of the year, thousands more across over a dozen cities and states will see a pay bump heading into July ...
Minimum wage increasing in over a dozen cities and 3 states on July 1
CBS News: Is your state raising its minimum wage in 2026? Here's the list.
Almost two dozen states are raising their minimum wage in 2026, providing American workers a pay bump at a time when many are struggling to cover basic necessities. In total, 88 jurisdictions — ...
Is your state raising its minimum wage in 2026? Here's the list.
Oxfam America: Low Wages in the US: Who Makes Less than $17 per hour?
The federal minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 per hour for 15 years. That‘s $290 a week or $15,000 a year. And millions of workers–domestic caregivers, farmworkers, student workers, tipped wage ...
Low Wages in the US: Who Makes Less than $17 per hour?
The Department of Labor’s (DOL) new interim final rule (IFR) for H-2A guestworker Adverse Effect Wage Rates (AEWRs) makes significant changes to the wage calculation for farm laborers nationwide.
CNBC: Minimum wage just went up in 19 states—workers in one state are getting a $2 an hour raise
Many U.S. workers are ringing in the new year with a raise as new minimum wage increases take effect in states and localities across the country on Thursday. More than 8.3 million workers are expected ...
Minimum wage just went up in 19 states—workers in one state are getting a $2 an hour raise
Investopedia: Minimum Wage Hikes Don’t Just Raise Pay—They Can Make Jobs Better, New Research Says
Minimum Wage Hikes Don’t Just Raise Pay—They Can Make Jobs Better, New Research Says
For anyone working a minimum wage job in this new year, they will be paid more in 22 states and in at least 40 cities and counties across the country than they were in 2023. The higher hourly rates ...