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the money paid regularly to a person for labor or services
the wage you earn is more than enough to support us comfortably
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The fresh jobs data defied any such worries by presenting a rosy picture of the economy in which employers are hiring at a strong pace, a large share of people are staying on the job and wages are rising at a fast rate, analysts said.
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2024
The 50,000 members of the union working at ports from Maine to Texas had been on strike since Tuesday over wages and concerns that increased automation at the ports could cost union jobs.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
While people, by and large, are more likely to have a job and more likely to have higher wages, that doesn’t mean there isn’t still pain in the labor market or within household finances, Gould said.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
Yet Israel’s central bank is not in a position to cut interest rates to breathe life into the economy because inflation is accelerating, propelled by rising wages and soaring government spending to fund the war.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
Once there was an agreement on wages, both sides were eager to get workers back on the job as soon as possible, even if there is still more to be done on the rest of the contract.
—Chris Isidore and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
Certain above-the-line wages were included, funding increased from $420 million a year to $700 million and the program was extended through 2034.
—Gregg Goldstein, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
After months on the picket line, workers won an increase in wages and got to keep the clause in their contracts.
—Jenn Brice, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
Both sides also reached agreement on wages, but no details were given, according to a joint statement from the ports and union Thursday night.
—Tom Krisher, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
Max Zahn, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2024
The 50,000 members of the union working at ports from Maine to Texas had been on strike since Tuesday over wages and concerns that increased automation at the ports could cost union jobs.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
While people, by and large, are more likely to have a job and more likely to have higher wages, that doesn’t mean there isn’t still pain in the labor market or within household finances, Gould said.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
Yet Israel’s central bank is not in a position to cut interest rates to breathe life into the economy because inflation is accelerating, propelled by rising wages and soaring government spending to fund the war.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
Once there was an agreement on wages, both sides were eager to get workers back on the job as soon as possible, even if there is still more to be done on the rest of the contract.
—Chris Isidore and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
Certain above-the-line wages were included, funding increased from $420 million a year to $700 million and the program was extended through 2034.
—Gregg Goldstein, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
After months on the picket line, workers won an increase in wages and got to keep the clause in their contracts.
—Jenn Brice, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
Both sides also reached agreement on wages, but no details were given, according to a joint statement from the ports and union Thursday night.
—Tom Krisher, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
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