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Virginia Lawmakers Approve $15 Minimum Wage by 2028 With Inflation Indexing

The bills head to Governor Abigail Spanberger for signature following a narrow party-line vote.

Mount Sinai, Montefiore Nurses Return to Work as NewYork‑Presbyterian Strike Continues

Argentine Senate Backs Milei’s Labor Overhaul in 42–30 Vote

Punjab CM Orders Inquiry After Sanitation Worker Dies in Arifwala Manhole

Marseille Maritime Strike Continues as Government Names Mediators and Carrier Presses for Work to Resume

South Africa Lifts National Minimum Wage to R30.23 an Hour From March 1

Mexico Tightens Oversight of First Brands’ Border Plants as U.S. Judge Delays Financing and Founder Is Arrested

Mohali Puts Door-to-Door Waste Contract on Hold as Sanitation Strike Pauses for 15 Days

Two Mid-Day Meal Cooks Die as Chhattisgarh Wage Protest Reaches 31st Day

SITUAM Rejects UAM Pay Offer as Feb. 1 Strike Deadline Nears

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

Steers Condemns Staff Gardening Assignments After Viral Video, Orders Retraining

Basque and Navarre Unions Set March 17 General Strike as Court Hears Bid for €1,500 Regional Minimum Wage

Mexico’s Afores Reach 8.3 Trillion Pesos on 2025 Market Gains as Watchdog Confronts Record Jobless Withdrawals

Brazil’s Labor Minister Says Ending 6x1 Workweek Is Viable This Election Year

Infonavit Ends Moody’s Local Review as Early Cedevis Payoff Nears

Barrionuevo Re-Elected to Lead UTHGRA Through 2029 After Court-Cleared Vote

Infonavit Reaffirms 100% Refund of Housing Subaccount Only With IMSS Pension Ruling

Berlin Public-Sector Strike Disrupts Childcare, Schools and Offices During Parliament Protest

Peru Issues Decree Enabling Full CTS Withdrawal for Workers With Cancer or Terminal Illness