living wage
Example Sentences
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Employers, Mr. Vance accordingly thinks, should pay workers a fair or living wage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
But employers, he wrote, had a duty to pay a fair living wage, maintain a safe workplace with limited hours, and allow workers to form unions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
The “gig economy” entered the lingo in 2009, as increasing numbers of people tried to cobble two or more part-time, no-benefit “gigs” into a living wage.
From Barron's ● May 20, 2026
As supervisor she would do more to support jobs that pay a living wage, so residents rely less on county services.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
Soon the Rad Lab would have to pay its scientists a living wage.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
