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wage scale
noun
: a schedule of wage rates for related tasks
broadly
: the general level of wages in an industry or region
Examples of wage scale in a Sentence
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One category of workers would not receive a pay increase under the plan: About 5,700 inmates hired by the California Prison Industry Authority, a separate employer within CDCR, who are paid on a different wage scale.
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Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2023
In 2018 a majority of Teamsters voted against ratifying the current contract with UPS, which included the two-tier wage scale for the first time.
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Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN, 25 July 2023
The union also pointed to other concessions from GM, including an agreement to make five payments of $500 to current retirees and surviving spouses; restoration of cost-of-living adjustments; a three-year progression to the top of the wage scale; and a right to strike over plant closures.
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Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2023
In a key concession to the union, GM has agreed to boost its auto parts warehouse workers up to the higher wage scale that vehicle assembly workers earn.
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Jeanne Whalen, Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1900, in the meaning defined above
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“Wage scale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wage%20scale. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
Kids Definition
wage scale
noun
: a list of wage rates for related tasks
also
: the general level of wages for an area or region
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