Minimum wage increase to become reality
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After a decade-long wait, America's lowest-paid workers saw Congress poised Thursday to increase the federal minimum wage by $2.10.
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The push-and-pull over the 2009 federal pay raise is underway.
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When Democrats blasted Republicans last fall for taking annual congressional pay raises while blocking numerous attempts to raise the minimum wage, it was an effective campaign tactic. Democrats vowed not to accept the annual cost-of-living adjustment until Congress increases the minimum wage.
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The TUC general council is calling for the minimum wage to increase by 50p an hour from next year.
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There's a possible trend afoot that may actually help workers.
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The US Senate votes to raise the minimum wage by $2.10 per hour to $7.25 and cut taxes for small firms.
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A $1.3 billion small-business tax cut package aimed at winning the first minimum wage increase in more than a decade advanced in the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday.
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A report says the minimum wage, due to rise on Friday, has helped clerical, retail and catering staff, as well as traditionally low-paid.
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The TUC general council calls for the minimum wage to increase by 50p an hour from next year.
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Massachusetts workers can expect merit pay raises of 3 to 4.5 percent this year, up slightly from last year, according to a new survey.
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The Spanish government has reached an agreement with unions and employers to raise the minimum monthly wage by 4.5 percent to euro512.90 ($699) on Jan.
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Shift in the U.S. workforce is no longer just about factory workers.  All kinds of jobs that pay middle range -- $17 an hour, or about $35,000 a year -- are vanishing.
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WASHINGTON -- The Senate cleared the way for an increase in the minimum wage Tuesday, but only with business tax breaks that House Democrats want removed.
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The simplest thing you can do to pay less and earn more.
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Republican leaders are willing to allow the first minimum wage increase in a decade but only if it's coupled with a cut in inheritance taxes on multimillion-dollar estates, lawmakers said Friday.
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The minimum wage rate has increased, but many people in the UK do not get the right amount for their work.
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TORONTO (CP) - The 400,000 people who work for minimum wage in Ontario should not be left solely at the mercy of governments to get a raise, said Labour Minister Chris Bentley.