Workers at call centers with federal contract win higher pay

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — Federal declaration workers astatine telephone centers successful 9 states, including Mississippi, won wage increases that bring the minimum wage for each of its workers supra $15 per hour. The Communications Workers of America, successful a quality merchandise Tuesday, said the wage summation comes aft Maximus workers rallied for the institution to instantly instrumentality President Joe Biden’s enforcement bid raising the minimum wage for national contractors to $15 per hour, which is acceptable to spell into effect adjacent year. Workers haven’t elected the CWA to correspond them, though immoderate of the workers would similar to articulation the union.