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Amazon Raises Minimum Wage to $15 Following Criticism

October 2, 2018 | Mike O'Brien

Less than a week after a PR backlash over reporting on warehouse worker raises ahead of peak season in the range of 35 cents to 50 cents, Amazon put out the fire by announcing an across-the-board $15 per hour minimum wage for its fulfillment center associates, starting Nov. 1.

NRF Responds to Obama’s Proposed Minimum Wage Hike

January 29, 2014 | Daniela Forte

The National Retail Federation issued a statement in response to President Barack Obama’s plan to increase the federal minimum wage to $10.10 per hour for workers on new government contracts.