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Wage Growth

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BOJ Summary Shows Majority Ready to Raise Rates If Wage Momentum Persists

Governor Kazuo Ueda is waiting for more data on company pay before adjusting policy.

VW Chattanooga Workers Authorize Strike Over Job Security as Talks Stall

Japan’s Top Union Sets 2026 Pay Goal Above 5% as Wage Talks Begin

Study Says Trump Immigration Policies Would Shrink U.S. Workforce by 15.7 Million by 2035

Hilton Americas-Houston Strike Ends With Deal Setting $20 Minimum Wage

New Pay Deals Halt Bus Strikes in Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Sussex

BCGEU Marches in Vancouver as Contract Talks Collapse Again

Ohio Sets 2026 Minimum Wage at $11, $5.50 for Tipped, Effective Jan. 1

BCGEU Strike Reaches 77 Liquor Stores as Union and Province Plan Monday Talks

South Korea Finance Workers Hold One-Day Strike With Little Disruption

Republic Services, Teamsters Local 25 Seal 5-Year Deal Ending 11-Week Massachusetts Trash Strike

Edinburgh Airport Strike Action Averted as OCS Staff Approve Two-Year Pay Deal

Hyundai Motor India, Union Seal Three-Year Wage Pact With Rs 31,000 Monthly Hike

Bank of America Lifts U.S. Hourly Minimum to $25 Starting in Early October

Amazon Raises UK Frontline Pay, Lifting Minimum to £14.30–£15.30 an Hour

San Diego Council Weighs Phased $25 Wage for Big Hospitality Employers

Boeing Defense Machinists Reject Five-Year Contract as Strike Enters Sixth Week

U of M Service Workers Press Strike as Police Issue Citations and Farm Aid Weighs Move

Barclays CEO Urges Public Pay Restraint, Warns Against New Bank Taxes

Argentina’s Camioneros Union Seals Six-Month Wage Deal With 1.2%–1.0% Monthly Raises