Thousands of workers for the world’s largest meatpacking company have gone on strike. The dispute could make already costly ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - One of the key pieces of legislation at the capitol this session aims at raising the state’s minimum wage. Right now, the minimum wage in Virginia is $12.77. If passed, the ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WAVY) — Gov. Abigail Spanberger said she will sign legislation to increase the state’s minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2028. The Virginia Senate and House of Delegates have already ...

Last week, the Virginia Senate Commerce and Labor Committee advanced a $15 an hour minimum wage proposal, which was rereferred to the Finance and Appropriations committee. Implementation of a $15 an ...

Harvard graduate student workers proposed wage increases for the first time Monday, nearly a year into contract negotiations with the University. The Harvard Graduate Students Union-United Auto ...

MACON, Ga. — One of Central Georgia's biggest employers is significantly increasing its minimum wage. On Wednesday, Atrium Health Navicent announced in a release that it'll be raising its minimum wage ...

Millions of Americans who earn minimum wage are due to see increases in their paychecks. Nineteen states have raised their minimum wage this new year, with an estimated 8 million Americans seeing a ...

ASHEVILLE - Just Economics has announced its new living wage rate: $24.10. That's how much a single person working full time would need to make per hour to qualify for a one-bedroom apartment in ...

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Standing in the middle of Hartford’s trendy Pratt Street, Gov. Ned Lamont (D) lauded the latest hike of Connecticut’s minimum wage — a 59 cent increase triggered by ...

Gov. Ned Lamont discussed Connecticut's minimum wage increase during a press conference in downtown Hartford on Jan. 8, 2026. Credit: P.R. Lockhart / Connecticut Mirror For more than a decade, ...

The push for higher minimum wages continues to be primarily driven by state and local governments with the $7.25 per hour federal minimum wage stagnant since 2009. That figure has stood for nearly two ...

This year, for the first time, more workers will live in states with a minimum wage of at least $15 per hour than in states with the federal minimum of $7.25. By Audra D. S. Burch As the rising cost ...