"Our wages have not kept pace with other transit workers."

The war had already driven prices up and wages had not kept pace.

And here's a nugget of perspective: If the minimum wage had kept pace with bosses' pay since 1990, it would be $23.03 an hour.

Union members accepted lower wages and fewer benefits to keep their jobs.

Still, sales went down while wages kept rising.

At a time when wages are barely keeping pace with inflation, a little humility might be a valuable thing.

'A minimum wage will keep people out of benefit dependency,' he said.

The vast majority who remained in work found their wages more than kept pace with inflation.

This eats up any increments in production, keeps wages low and strains agricultural resources.

The wage "just hasn't kept pace with inflation, and is 30 percent of what it was 30 years ago in real terms," she said.