Wages in the United States Wage
historical graph of real wages in 1964 2005.
seventy-five million workers earned hourly wages in united states in 2012, making 59% of employees. in united states, wages workers set market forces, or else collective bargaining, labor union negotiates on workers behalf. fair labor standards act establishes minimum wage @ federal level states must abide by, among other provisions. fourteen states , number of cities have set own minimum wage rates higher federal level. federal or state government contacts, employers must pay so-called prevailing wage determined according davis-bacon act or state equivalent. activists have undertaken promote idea of living wage rate account living expenses , other basic necessities, setting living wage rate higher current minimum wage laws require. minimum wage rate there protect being of working class.
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