A coalition of community organizers, labor leaders and small business owners wants Alameda County voters to decide whether to raise the countywide minimum wage to $30 an hour. The countywide minimum ...

The American aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford is expected to return to the port of Souda in Crete on Wednesday for refuelling and potential inspections following a fire that burned for more than 30 ...

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The city council in New York City is weighing a proposal to boost the minimum wage to up to $30 — a move that newly elected Mayor Zohran Mamdani signaled that he would sign on the campaign trail — ...

Voters in Alameda County may decide on a proposal later this year that would raise the county's minimum wage to $30 an hour, nearly double the state's current minimum wage. On Thursday, a group of ...

Oakland and New York campaigns for $30 minimum wage gain steam as workers battle high costs and pushback Mark Dorsey, a lifelong East Oakland resident, works two jobs to make ends meet. The ...

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The debate over the cost of living in the Bay Area is heating up again. In Oakland, a coalition of organizations has launched an ambitious campaign to raise the minimum wage to $30 an hour in an ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The city council in New York City is weighing a proposal to boost the minimum wage to up to $30 — a move that newly elected Mayor ...

Ms. Waldman is the author of “Help Wanted,” a novel about hourly workers at a big-box store. Mr. Bruenig is a labor lawyer and the founder of People’s Policy Project. See more of our coverage in your ...

US aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford is pictured docked at Souda Bay in the Greek Mediterranean island of Crete, on February 24, 2026. Photo: VCG A fire that broke out on the US aircraft carrier USS ...