CBC Manitoba2d ago
Next Manitoba budget will boost child-care worker wages, number of spaces
The Manitoba budget, set to be delivered Tuesday, will include more money for child care and a smaller deficit, Finance Minister Adrien Sala said Friday.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-budget-2026-child-care-worker-wages-spaces-9.7136658?cmp=rss
The Japan Times3d ago
The Bank of Japan kept its policy interest rate unchanged at its March meeting, with Gov. Kazuo Ueda citing the situation in the Middle East — which is fueling economic uncertainty — as the reason behind the decision. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/03/19/economy/boj-maintain-rate/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #middleeast #oil #japaneseeconomy #kazuoueda #wages #inflation
BOJ stands pat amid growing Middle East uncertainty

The decision to maintain its policy rate at 0.75% was widely expected by the market and central bank watchers.

The Japan Times
Don Curren 🇨🇦🇺🇦4d ago
“Tackling #inflation with #ratehikes while refusing to take #regulatory action to deal with spiralling #foodprices, rocketing #profits and falling real #wages - means #centralbankers are acting politically.” open.substack.com/pub/annpetti...

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Don Curren 🇨🇦🇺🇦4d ago
“As Connolly states, the only way to build strong, effective #left-wing movements is to speak to the immediate, #everyday problems of the #workingclass: their #wages, their #healthcare, their #rent costs, and their overall #qualityoflife.” open.substack.com/pub/joewrote...

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MikeDunnAuthor4d ago

Today in Labor History March 18, 1970: The first mass work stoppage in the 195-year history of the U.S. Postal Service began on this date in New York City. The walkout was illegal, giving President Richard Nixon the excuse to send in federal troops to sort the mail. But the strike succeeded in forcing Congress to raise wages and reorganize the postal system and marked a new militancy among postal employees.

#LaborHistory #workingclass #postal #union #strike #nixon #congress #wages #newyork #wages

The Japan Times4d ago
Many major Japanese companies have fully accepted their unions' pay hike demands as this year's spring labor-management negotiations reached a climax. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/03/18/companies/major-firms-pay-hike-demands/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #japaneseeconomy #unions #shunto #wages #toyota #hitachi #mitsubishielectric #nec #fujitsu #mitsubishiheavyindustries #kawasakiheavyindustries #ihi
Many major Japanese companies agree to pay hike demands in full

Close attention is being paid to whether the wage hike momentum will spread to small companies, which employ about 70% of all workers in Japan.

The Japan Times
News ArticlesMar 13

Report: Rising wages reshape hotel operations

https://www.asianhospitality.com/rising-wages-reshape-hotel-operations/

#Wages #USA #HotelIndustry #Economy #Hospitality

Report: Rising wages reshape hotel operations

CPOR rose 12.8 percent year over year to $48.32

Asian Hospitality
CBC Nova ScotiaMar 12
Daycare workers call for N.S. government to release $3.5M in backpay
A union that represents some daycare workers in Nova Scotia says the province is withholding an estimated $3.5 million in wages dating back as far as two years.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/daycare-workers-3-5-million-backpay-owed-9.7126218?cmp=rss
The Japan TimesMar 11
Nissan fully accepted the labor union's pay increase demand during this year's spring wage negotiations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/03/11/nissan-wage-demand/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #nissan #wages #shunto #carmakers
Nissan accepts union's wage hike demand in full

The struggling Japanese automaker agreed to raise monthly salaries by ¥10,000, including pay scale increases, and to provide bonuses equivalent to five months' salary this year.

The Japan Times
The Japan TimesMar 9
Japanese workers’ wages adjusted for inflation have risen for the first time in 13 months, a development that may bolster consumer sentiment. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/03/09/economy/japan-real-wages-advance/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #wages #economicindicators #japaneseeconomy #boj
Japan’s real wages advance for first time in 13 months

Real wages increased 1.4% from a year earlier in January, exceeding economists’ median forecast of a 0.9% gain, the labor ministry reported Monday.

The Japan Times