But Republicans said a wage increase would act as a barrier to the lowest-paid workers.

The steep decline in wages among the lowest-paid workers has come to a halt.

This is one reason that real wages for the lowest-paid workers in Mexico dropped by 50 percent from 1985 to 2000.

Harvard officials do not argue that their lowest-paid workers are being paid what they're worth.

They will receive a dollar an hour more next year, if the voters decide to give the lowest-paid workers a raise.

Right now, the lowest-paid worker is an entry-level administrative person who gets about $16,400.

But as share prices rose and dividends were paid, equal to two months' salary for the lowest-paid workers, interest picked up, he said.

"Why can't we give 90 cents more an hour to millions of our nation's lowest-paid workers?"

The wages of the lowest-paid workers were allowed to rise to a minimum level (1944).

They're the lowest-paid workers in the city work force.