The minimum wage increase allowed Agustina Matos and her daughter, Michelle Mendez, 10, to move from a studio to a one-bedroom apartment.
(JOSH REYNOLDS FOR THE BOSTON GLOBE)
Many workers hail a raise as minimum wage due to kick in
The minimum wage increase allowed Agustina Matos and her daughter, Michelle Mendez, 10, to move from a studio to a one-bedroom apartment.
(JOSH REYNOLDS FOR THE BOSTON GLOBE)
Tens of thousands of Massachusetts' poorest workers will get a pay raise starting today when the state boosts the minimum wage to $8 an hour, one of the highest in the nation. (Full article: 633 words)
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