Millions of Americans who earn minimum wage are due to see increases in their paychecks. Nineteen states have raised their ...

Kansas’ living wage is $21.06 for one person living alone, according to MIT, while a poverty wage is just a quarter more than ...

For almost 40 years, workers and their supporters lobbied to change the rule, seeing it as a contributor to the low wages and ...

ASHEVILLE - Just Economics has announced its new living wage rate: $24.10. That's how much a single person working full time ...

Santa Fe has adopted a new law that ties the local minimum wage to inflation and housing costs. Backers say the measure will ...

A number of states crossed the $15-per-hour threshold that’s long been used as a rallying cry among worker advocates.

Discover how labor unions transformed U.S. pro sports by advocating for players' rights, fair salaries, and improved working ...

Following Gov. Gavin Newsom's final State of the State address to California, where he boasted of successes in the state and ...

Nearly 100 Seven Stars baristas and other front-of-house staff unionized in 2022, joining the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 328. The union’s first contract expired at the end of 2025, and ...

Four of Iowa's neighbors raised their minimum wage at the start of 2026. See how Iowa's minimum wage compares.

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 — ...