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Inflation Minimum Wage Cost of Living Collective Bargaining Public Sector Wages Salary Negotiations Employment Conditions Employee Benefits Salary Increases Income Inequality

Minimum Wages Rise in 19 States on Jan. 1, Lifting Pay for Millions

States are using inflation indexing to move pay floors after years of a frozen $7.25 federal rate.

BOJ’s Ueda Says Inflation Near Target, Keeps Door Open to More Rate Hikes

Telluride Ski Resort to Close Dec. 27 as Patrollers Launch Strike

Trump Finalizes 1% Basic Pay Raise for Most Federal Workers in 2026

Youngkin Unveils Final Virginia Budget With Tax Cuts, Teacher Bonuses

Anoka-Hennepin Teachers Begin Strike-Authorization Vote After Stalled Talks

Portugal’s First General Strike Since 2013 Disrupts Transport, Schools and Public Services

Patina Restaurant Workers March at Disney World to Press Contract Demands, Organizing Rights

TWU Local 234 Says SEPTA Strike Is Imminent

Starbucks Strike Reaches Third Week as NYC Rally Ends in 12 Arrests

Mexico Lifts 2026 Minimum Wage 13% and Sends 40-Hour Workweek Plan to Congress

Peru Formalizes Second 2025 Teacher Pay Rise as MEF Aligns Minedu Salary Scale

Starbucks Strike Enters Fourth Week as Talks Stall

Sanders and Mayor-Elect Mamdani Join Starbucks Picket in Brooklyn as NYC Finalizes $39 Million Scheduling Settlement

UK Sets National Living Wage at £12.71 From April 2026

Who Gets Christmas Bonuses in Germany in 2025—and What They Actually Keep

13th Salary First Installment Was Due Friday in Brazil—What To Do If It Didn’t Arrive

KP Snacks Billingham Workers Back Strike Action, Raising Christmas Crisp Supply Risk

Italy’s Thirteenth-Month Pay Begins Monday for 36 Million

Peru Construction Unions Reject Wage Offer, Threaten Nationwide Strike