Amazon to Raise Minimum Wage to $15 for All U.S. Workers
▻https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/02/business/amazon-minimum-wage.html
Amazon said on Tuesday that it would raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour for its United States employees, a rare acknowledgment that it was feeling squeezed by political pressure and a tight labor market. The raises apply for part-time workers and those hired through temporary agencies. The company said it would also lobby Washington to raise the federal minimum wage, which has been set at $7.25 for almost a decade. The new wages will apply to more than 250,000 Amazon employees, (...)