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Wage Growth

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Milwaukee School Board Backs Phased 2.63% Teacher Raise by 2027

The vote reflects a plan to balance a $46 million deficit by delaying raises with job cuts.

NYC Building Workers Prepare For Possible Strike Before Contract Deadline

UK Minimum Wage Increases Take Effect, Lifting the National Living Wage to £12.71

Hamburg’s Hochbahn and Ver.di Reach Wage Deal With Retroactive Raises

ABC Reaches Tentative Pay Deal With Unions After 24-Hour Strike

Lufthansa and Verdi Reach Pay Deal for 20,000 Ground Staff

German States Diverge on April Pay Rise for Public-Sector Staff

Germany’s Chemical and Pharma Workers to See Staged Raises in 2027–28 After Crisis Deal

Japan’s Spring Wage Deals Point to 5.26% Average Raise, Third Year Above 5%

Truckers’ Union Seals March–August Pay Pact Aligned With Government Guideline

GDL Strikes Two-Year Pay Deal With S-Bahn Hannover, Nordwestbahn

Hotel Labor Costs Jump 12.8% in 2025 as Q4 Spike Signals Structural Wage Pressure

Assam Notifies ₹30 Interim Daily Wage Hike for Tea Workers, Effective April 1

Unions Launch Bid to Lift Minimum Annual Leave to Five Weeks

Automatic Index Triggers 4.2% Pay Rise for German MPs From July

Hesse Pay Talks Open With Unions Seeking 7% Raise, State Offers None

Berlin Begins 48-Hour Transit Strike as Ver.di Walkouts Spread Nationwide

Argentina Sets 3% Pay Rise for Domestic Workers With Tiered Bonuses in February and March

Mercadona Pays €780 Million Bonus to 112,000 Staff as Pay Rises and Extra Leave Take Effect

Germany Confirms 2.8% May Pay Rise for TVöD Staff as States Move in April