Arizona is approaching another increase in its minimum wage on January 1, up 15 cents to $6.90. The voter-approved increase is 18 percent higher than the newly enacted federal minimum wage rate.

State lawmakers cannot legally fix to what some contend is a flaw in Arizona’s new minimum wage law, Gov. Janet Napolitano said Wednesday.

Convincing Mesa’s lowincome and Hispanic residents to vote in November is vital to the success of an initiative to raise the minimum wage in Arizona.

Convincing Mesa’s lowincome and Hispanic residents to vote in November is vital to the success of an initiative to raise the minimum wage in Arizona.

Tempe-based US Airways boosted starting ramp workers wages at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport a whopping 20 percent Thursday.

Friendship story lines in the WNBA are everywhere. Players played with and against each other in college. Some knew each other from playing national high school tournaments. Many have played with or against each other overseas.

Friendship story lines in the WNBA are everywhere. Players played with and against each other in college. Some knew each other from playing national high school tournaments. Many have played with or against each other overseas.

Rick Berman’s editorial (“A lousy 10 cents more” Nov. 3) ignores one important fact about raising the state’s minimum wage. With the possible exception of those communities along the Colorado River border, none of our Arizona cities face competition from other states on wages which a 10-cent increase is likely to become significant. Sure, grocery sales might have to increase by $8,000 or so per day to cover the new expense. But where all grocers have to pay more for labor, will the public be eating that much less? No.

The national minimum wage rate is catching up to Arizona’s beginning on Friday.

The East Valley's lowest-paid workers will see another bump in their pay in the new year.

It’s been a hard year for owners of small businesses across the country.

Arizona's minimum wage will increase from $6.90 to $7.25 on Jan. 1, according to the state Industrial Commission.

STAMFORD, CONN. - At 92, Pete Perillo still has a workday routine. He says a prayer and then heads off in uniform to guard the city courthouse. “In the morning, I talk to St. Anthony and I come in,” Perillo said. “I come in every day. ... These people, they keep me alive.”

WASHINGTON - Republicans are warning Democrats not to tamper with Senate-passed minimum wage legislation, saying the bill's mix of $8.3 billion in tax breaks and a $2.10 an hour wage hike offers the right economic and political balance.

WASHINGTON - House-passed legislation boosting the federal minimum wage moves to the Senate, where Democrats intend to add billions of dollars in tax breaks to make it easier for business to swallow.

Arizona voters think the state’s lowest-paid workers deserve a raise, according to unofficial election results released Tuesday night.

WASHINGTON - The productivity of American workers slowed in the spring while wage pressures increased. The Labor Department said that productivity, the amount of output per hour of work, increased at an annual rate of 1.6 percent in the April-June quarter, was slightly better than the 1.1 percent increase estimated a month ago but down from a 4.3 percent growth rate in the January-March period.

What do minimum wage, universal health care, the war in Iraq, Hurricane Katrina, labor unions and school vouchers have in common?

What do minimum wage, universal health care, the war in Iraq, Hurricane Katrina, labor unions and school vouchers have in common?

Labor unions and their allies filed more than 209,000 signatures Monday to force a public vote over whether Arizona should have a minimum wage higher than required by federal law.

It turns out social conservatives aren’t the only group seeking to use state ballot issues to boost voter turnout for like-minded candidates. Last week, a coalition of labor unions led by the AFL-CIO submitted more than 209,000 petition signatures for an initiative to establish Arizona’s first state minimum wage at $6.75 an hour and tie future increases to inflation.

Labor unions and their allies filed more than 209,000 signatures Monday to force a public vote over whether Arizona should have a minimum wage higher than required by federal law.

LOS OLIVOS, Calif. - Michael Jackson got a day's reprieve on a deadline to pay a $100,000 fine and $306,000 in wages he owes Neverland Ranch employees.