minimum wage

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SAG-AFTRA says the new four-year deal offers protections related to artificial intelligence, increases minimum wage rates by 3% annually and merges the pension plans of previously separate unions SAG and AFTRA.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 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

“I made more money,” said Janet Jimenez, 53, who works in a restaurant and says the minimum wage increase benefited her and other relatives.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

But he said too many carers across the country were not being paid for their travel time and this risked pushing their hourly rate below the national minimum wage.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

She worked at a fast-food restaurant, rising to assistant manager but never making much more than minimum wage.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times