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24/7 Insights The minimum wage is set by both the federal government and the states.  $7.25 per hour is currently the federal minimum wage.  Some states have two sets of minimum wage guidelines. ...
For much of the COVID-19 pandemic, Americans were voluntarily leaving their jobs at historically high rates. The era, commonly known as the Great Resignation, lasted for just over two years — from...
Military members across all branches received a 5.2% basic pay raise in 2024. This is the highest increase of the past two decades. The increase  follows a 4.6% raise in 2023. Other allowances also...
What makes a place good or bad for workers? Well, according to Oxfam America, a nonprofit with the mission of lowering poverty, places that “have the most robust laws to mandate adequate wages,...
Here are some of the ways Ford is under pressure to cut or eliminate its dividend, which would not make investors happy.
Has Ford announced its next dividend payment? Stay tuned for another update and, perhaps, more job actions when UAW President Shawn Fein holds a press conference later in the morning.
The United Auto Workers (UAW) has struck one of Ford’s most profitable plants, potentially harming the company's future in electric vehicles (EVs).
Two new strikes against U.S. and Canadian auto plants began on Monday. Did anyone notice?