/tags/wages Wages en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Thu, 01 Sep 2022 20:39:45 GMT /austin/2022-09-01/austin-travis-county-ems-pay-raise Medics of all stripes will get a raise, for now, but EMS will be back at the bargaining table next year. Thu, 01 Sep 2022 20:39:45 GMT /austin/2022-09-01/austin-travis-county-ems-pay-raise Andrew Weber /education/2022-08-02/acc-nearly-doubles-its-spending-on-compensation-in-response-to-rising-cost-of-living The ACC board approved a budget on Monday that includes nearly $21 million to pay employees. During the last fiscal year, the college spent about $11 million on its compensation package. Tue, 02 Aug 2022 12:49:35 GMT /education/2022-08-02/acc-nearly-doubles-its-spending-on-compensation-in-response-to-rising-cost-of-living Becky Fogel /austin/2022-05-23/austins-lifeguard-shortage-sinks-plans-to-open-all-city-pools-by-early-june Though the Parks and Recreation Department has offered more pay and up to $1,250 in bonuses, the city has less than a third of the 750 lifeguards it needs to open all of its pools. Mon, 23 May 2022 15:45:03 GMT /austin/2022-05-23/austins-lifeguard-shortage-sinks-plans-to-open-all-city-pools-by-early-june Sangita Menon /austin/2019-06-18/austinites-in-2019-earn-enough-in-average-wages-to-afford-a-two-bedroom-home-in-2013 To afford a two-bedroom rental home in the Austin-Round Rock area, you'll need a $25-an-hour job, according to a new report from the National Low Income� Tue, 18 Jun 2019 16:37:13 GMT /austin/2019-06-18/austinites-in-2019-earn-enough-in-average-wages-to-afford-a-two-bedroom-home-in-2013 Andrew Weber /texas/2018-08-20/unpaid-inside-the-lawless-jungle-of-worker-exploitation-after-hurricane-harvey Just days after Hurricane Harvey released its grip on Texas a year ago, Guillermo Martinez Ayme was hard at work in the rebuilding effort.He was one of� Mon, 20 Aug 2018 21:06:54 GMT /texas/2018-08-20/unpaid-inside-the-lawless-jungle-of-worker-exploitation-after-hurricane-harvey James Barragán /texas/2018-02-07/building-success-at-last-women-are-carving-out-careers-in-construction From Texas Standard.According to the latest numbers from 2016., construction is a $75 billion industry in Texas. It’s an industry we’ve reported on before� Wed, 07 Feb 2018 19:54:39 GMT /texas/2018-02-07/building-success-at-last-women-are-carving-out-careers-in-construction Joy Diaz /texas/2017-11-22/does-amazon-exploit-workers-who-deliver-your-holiday-packages From Texas Standard:Amazon accounts for more than 40 percent of online sales in the U.S. and that means a lot of deliveries, especially during the holiday� Wed, 22 Nov 2017 18:51:41 GMT /texas/2017-11-22/does-amazon-exploit-workers-who-deliver-your-holiday-packages Michael Marks /texas/2016-11-22/texas-judge-blocks-overtime-rule-challenged-by-paxton-others A federal judge in Sherman has blocked a White House effort to make millions more workers eligible for overtime pay, handing a victory to Texas and 20� Tue, 22 Nov 2016 23:55:06 GMT /texas/2016-11-22/texas-judge-blocks-overtime-rule-challenged-by-paxton-others Patrick Svitek /austin/2016-09-12/capitol-march-commemorates-50th-anniversary-of-historic-strike Fifty years ago this month, a small group of farmworkers and their supporters arrived in Austin after marching nearly 500 miles from the Rio Grande Valley� Mon, 12 Sep 2016 14:56:45 GMT /austin/2016-09-12/capitol-march-commemorates-50th-anniversary-of-historic-strike Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez /business/2013-03-13/fewer-texas-workers-earning-minimum-wage-or-less Fewer Texans are earning minimum wage or less. The number dropped by 21,000 last year to 452,000 people in Texas earning no more than $7.25 an hour. U.S.� Wed, 13 Mar 2013 21:07:09 GMT /business/2013-03-13/fewer-texas-workers-earning-minimum-wage-or-less Nathan Bernier