Wages
County’s elected officials get 1.5 percent raise
EVERETT -- A citizens panel decided Wednesday to grant a dozen Snohomish County elected leaders a modest pay bump over the next two years, in an attempt to mirror the financial realities of other county workers.
Date: 04/27/2012 | Local News
Men's wages struggle to recover from recession
WASHINGTON -- Men continue to take a bigger hit in their paychecks than women because of lingering effects of the Great Recession, according to a study by the Conference Board.
Date: 04/26/2012 | Business
State minimum wage climbs to $9.04 an hour on Sunday
OLYMPIA -- Washington state's minimum wage increases by 37 cents to $9.04 an hour starting on New Year's Day.
Date: 12/27/2011 | Northwest
'Simpsons' voice actor Harry Shearer tells Fox he'd take a pay cut to get a share of profits
NEW YORK -- One of the voice actors on "The Simpsons" said Friday that he's willing to cut his salary by 70 percent in exchange for a taste of the production's profits in order to keep the show going beyond this season.
Date: 10/08/2011 | Business
UAW trades pay raises for job assurances
DETROIT -- The union that once set the gold standard for American wages is giving up pay raises in exchange for a piece of the auto industry's profits and the promise of thousands of new jobs.
Date: 10/05/2011 | Business
Everett's proposed 2012 budget spares workers
EVERETT -- Here's what it's going to take to keep next year's city budget in the black:•Employees not in a union won't get a cost-of-living pay bump. Neither will the mayor or the City Council.
Date: 09/22/2011 | Local News
Oregon minimum wage rises to $8.80 next year
SALEM, Ore. -- Oregon's minimum-wage workers will get an extra 30 cents an hour next year.Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian announced Thursday that the minimum wage will rise to $8.80 per hour on Jan. 1.
Date: 09/16/2011 | Northwest
Everett could get hit with $3 million more in wages it wasn't expecting
EVERETT -- City officials are in crisis mode after learning about yet another multimillion-dollar hurdle in balancing the city's budget.
Date: 08/18/2011 | Local News
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