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Minimum wage should be increased to £15 an hour as soon as possible, says TUC

Move opens new policy gap between unions and Labour party, which is reluctant to commit to specific figure under Keir Starmer

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on raising the minimum wage: winning the fight for £15 an hour

Editorial: Britain may be as close now to a general strike as it has ever been. To resolve industrial tensions means thinking big

The Guardian - UK

Labour sets out plan to change minimum wage so it reflects cost of living

Angela Rayner says workers should not receive a ‘fake living wage they can’t live on’

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Miami rapper Rick Ross bad boss? Minimum wage, child labor violations at Wingstop stores

MIAMI — Fast food franchises that make employees pay for safety training, background checks and their own uniforms? Ignoring child labor law? And don’t even think about being short on the register.

Miami Herald

Labour sets out plan to link minimum wage to cost of living

Exclusive: earnings of lowest-paid could rise by £832; lower rates for 18- to 22-year-olds to be scrapped

The Guardian - UK

Queen’s granddaughter Lady Louise Windsor ‘earns near minimum wage working at garden centre’

She took on the job while awaiting her A-level results, which earned her a place to study English at St Andrews University

The Independent UK

Minimum wage in Denver will increase next year to more than $17 per hour

The minimum wage in Denver will increase to $17.29 per hour beginning January 1, an annual adjustment based on the Consumer Price Index.

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Making more than ends meet

A move to expedite the enforcement of the new daily minimum wage as early as October has added to the debate over what the most acceptable wage rise should be.

Bangkok Post

Wage hike caution

Labour Minister Suchart Chomklin is right to vow an increase in the daily minimum wage from Oct 1, instead of next year.

Bangkok Post

Liz Truss’s plans to help lowest earners pay energy bills ‘insulting’, says Labour

Analysis of tax proposals shows a full-time employee on national minimum wage would gain £1 a week

The Guardian - UK

FTI frets over looming minimum wage hike

The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) does not agree with the Labour Ministry's plan to enforce a new minimum wage hike on Oct 1, which is earlier than originally anticipated, as businesses will be flooded with too many financial burdens, notably a rise in the Bank of Thailand's policy rate…

Bangkok Post

EconThai calls for wage hike to be based on inflation rate

The Employers' Confederation of Thai Trade and Industry (EconThai) is urging the government to base the daily minimum wage calculation on inflation, not politically-motivated factors, as the Labour Ministry plans to enforce the new wage hike in October, which is sooner than originally anticipated.

Bangkok Post

Eduardo Porter: Minimum wages are going up. Jobs may disappear.

The minimum wage is roaring back.

Tribune News Service

Labour minister pushing for wage rise in October

Labour Minister Suchart Chomklin said on Tuesday he wanted an increase in the daily minimum wage of 5-8% from Oct 1 instead of early next year as intended, and denied bringing the pay rise forward was politically motivated.

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Govt plans to raise minimum wage by 5-8%

The government plans to raise the mininum wage for the first time in more than two years, by 5% to 8% to help workers cope with the impact of the pandemic, according to the national wage committee and the labour minister.

Ballotpedia

ICYMI: Top stories of the week

On Tuesday, we covered elections in six states—Arizona, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, and Washington. Here are some results highlights:

Los Angeles Times

More California cities are backing $25-an-hour minimum wages for these workers. Here's why

LOS ANGELES — Long Beach this week became the fourth city in Southern California to move forward with an ordinance to increase the minimum wage to $25 for health care workers in the private sector.

Reason

Kansans Reject Anti-Abortion Ballot Measure—and It's Not Even Close

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Tribune News Service

Commentary: It’s time to raise the federal minimum wage

Inflation is a big problem these days. Prices are rising for everything from bacon to rent to hotel rooms. And while the Federal Reserve announced aggressive measures to curb costs last week, not all economists believe this is the best approach for helping working people.

Ballotpedia

Upcoming minimum wage ballot measures

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Tribune News Service

Renting in the Bay Area on a minimum wage salary? You’ll need at least 3 jobs

Trying to rent a two-bedroom, Bay Area apartment on a minimum-wage salary? You’ll need to hold down at least three full-time jobs to make it happen.

Ballotpedia

Signatures submitted for $15 minimum wage ballot initiative in Michigan

On July 26, 2022, the One Fair Wage campaign announced that it submitted more than 610,000 signatures to qualify a $15 minimum wage initiative for the Michigan ballot in 2024.

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: California workers urgently need an $18 minimum wage. The Legislature should act this year

Californians may have gotten temporary relief recently when gas prices finally fell to about $6 a gallon this month, down from as high as $8 per gallon in June in Los Angeles County. Inflation has rocked the economy, with prices soaring 9.1% in June.

Salon

Will Dems raise "deplorable" $7.25 wage?

Despite Fight for $15 increases in many places, 20 states still have $7.25 minimum wage after Congress whiffs again

ABC News

Tour de France Femmes a long time coming for world's best women's cyclists

Female cyclists have had to wait three decades for a chance to race under the Tour de France banner. On Sunday, the world's best will race out of Paris for the inaugural Tour de France Femmes, writes Sophie Smith.

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