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The union, which started in 2022, said Amazon employees work for a multi-billion dollar corporation and deserve a living wage.
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Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 15 Feb. 2025
Amy Sussman / Getty Images Chappell Roan wins best new artist and makes an impassioned speech, demanding record labels pay their artists a living wage and provide them with health insurance.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 3 Feb. 2025
International equity leaders frequently discuss working to implement living wages versus minimum wages, clear paths to international mobility and pay equity across borders.
—Doug Melville, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
Here’s how the numbers break down: What is considered a living wage in California?
—Kendrick Marshall, Sacramento Bee, 4 Feb. 2025
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Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 15 Feb. 2025
Amy Sussman / Getty Images Chappell Roan wins best new artist and makes an impassioned speech, demanding record labels pay their artists a living wage and provide them with health insurance.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 3 Feb. 2025
International equity leaders frequently discuss working to implement living wages versus minimum wages, clear paths to international mobility and pay equity across borders.
—Doug Melville, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
Here’s how the numbers break down: What is considered a living wage in California?
—Kendrick Marshall, Sacramento Bee, 4 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for living wage
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“Living wage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/living%20wage. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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