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Japan’s Spring Wage Deals Point to 5.26% Average Raise, Third Year Above 5%

The early tally strengthens the Bank of Japan’s case for inflation driven by pay gains.

Hotel Labor Costs Jump 12.8% in 2025 as Q4 Spike Signals Structural Wage Pressure

Oakland Teachers Authorize Strike, Press for 12% Raise as District Warns on Finances

VW Chattanooga Workers Ratify First UAW Contract With 20% Raises

Spain Publishes 2026 Minimum Wage Hike as €1,221 Floor Takes Effect Feb. 20 With Back Pay

John Lewis Partnership to Lift Shop-Floor Pay 6.9% in £108m Move From April

Teamsters Strike Shuts Skilled Trades at 22 CSU Campuses Over Pay Dispute

States Weigh Extending 5.8% Public‑Sector Pay Rise to Civil Servants as Costs Mount

Bank Workers’ Wages Rise 2.9% for January as Starting Pay Tops $2.125 Million

UK Backs 3.3% NHS Pay Rise From April for 1.4 Million Staff

Baltimore Council Passes Bill to Boost Pay and Benefits for Commercial Security Officers

UAW, Volkswagen Reach Tentative Chattanooga Deal With 20% Raises

OBR Warns Millions More Could Be Hit by UK Limit on NI Relief for Salary-Sacrifice Pensions

Hospitals Go to Court as German Public‑Sector Warning Strikes Expand

Tokyo Extends SME Equipment Grant Deadline to Feb. 13, Names Eight Space-Industry Grantees

Brazil Sets New National Teacher Floor at R$5,130.63 as Rule Takes Effect

Spain Lifts Minimum Wage to €1,221 After Union Agreement as Employers Spurn Tax Offset

Canada Post, CUPW Finalize Tentative Agreements for Urban and RSMC Workers

Verdi Calls Two-Day Walkouts at 22 University Hospitals Next Week

Brazil Issues MP Raising Teacher Minimum to R$5,130 and Resetting Update Rule