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Leftist US senator pushes for $17 minimum wage
Leftist US senator pushes for $17 minimum wage
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Leftist US senator Bernie Sanders introduced a bill Thursday to raise the minimum wage to $17 an hour, reigniting the battle for better federal pay standards as workers see pandemic-era gains erased by runaway inflation. Some 35 million US workers still earn less than $17 an hour, Sanders said.