How to Use fair wage in a Sentence

fair wage

noun
  • And the fight for fair wages continues for creatives off the screen.
    — Beth Greenfield, Fortune, 1 July 2024
  • Tie funding to fair wages, not output volume.
    — Larry Bomback, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • That means having a fair wage and a retirement to look forward to.
    — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Executives could outsource their work amid fights for fair wages.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 17 June 2024
  • All employees should get a fair wage, and that should be figured into the price the customer has to pay.
    — Danielle Dorsey, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2023
  • And by the way, that'll be really good for our workers who just want to earn a fair wage for doing a good day's work.
    — Stefan Becket, CBS News, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Or the restaurant claims the service fee is about paying fair wages and is somehow different from a tip.
    — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 20 June 2025
  • But durable growth depends on stable institutions, fair wages and safe workplaces.
    — Tharo Khun, Sourcing Journal, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Cucinelli also makes sure his factory workers are paid fair wages and feel like family.
    — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 26 May 2026
  • The drivers are asking for fair wages, healthcare, and retirement benefits, the union has said.
    — Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com, 7 May 2023
  • King would pay a fair wage — just under $11 an hour — and cover the costs of their housing and transportation to his farm.
    — ProPublica, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The best part is that a lot of these companies are committed to sustainable practices and paying goat herders fair wages.
    — Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2023
  • The company ensures that all workers are paid fair wages and have up-to standard and safe working conditions.
    — Fairchild Studio, WWD, 24 June 2024
  • Products labeled Fair Trade are produced without child labor and at a fair wage for workers.
    — Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Products labeled Fair Trade are produced without child labor and at a fair wage for workers.
    — Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Adapting the private-sector pay structure for all work in prison could result in fair wages – that’s if deductions are revised to be fair as well.
    — Julia Bowling, The Conversation, 29 May 2026
  • Kansas City will not work with a construction company that the city says failed to pay fair wages to workers on high-profile projects.
    — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2025
  • All business employees asking for tips should ask their employers to pay fair wages and not depend on those of us who work hard for our money to spend it on tips.
    — Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Now is not the time for ocean carriers to refuse to negotiate a fair wage for these essential workers while raking in record profits.
    — Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 1 Oct. 2024
  • The goal of it, among many things, was fair wages for Black individuals, women and other immigrant groups.
    — J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Lawmakers must continue to find ways to allow small businesses to thrive and succeed and make sure that employees are paid fair wages.
    — Ray Stern, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024
  • In practice, the new law was used to suppress socialists and labor unions, as if the Kaiser were behind every demand for fair wages.
    — Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Garbage is piling up in Philadelphia ahead of the Fourth of July amid a city workers strike for fair wages.
    — Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 4 July 2025
  • For many of the workers who have spent the past several days rushing home, secure jobs and fair wages are clearly high on their wish list from the changing government.
    — Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The United States doesn’t have a problem with countries that pay a fair wage and respect worker rights, the official said.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Restaurants generally add on a service fee as a way to ensure that employees are paid a fair wage, and to cover costs like healthcare and paid time off.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 6 May 2024
  • Unions help workers earn fair wages, get benefits such as healthcare and paid leave, and fight their employers in the event of wrongful termination.
    — Ginny Hogan, Forbes, 4 May 2023
  • The tradition is also male-led, something Chanakya set out to change by introducing women to the craft and paying them fair wages.
    — Kevin Leblanc, ELLE, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Is your tip a bonus on top of a fair wage—an incentive for good service—or merely a way to transfer responsibility for a fair wage to consumers?
    — Elena Soderblom, The New Republic, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Discussing wages with colleagues is a straightforward and powerful method for ensuring fair wages and reducing the gender pay gap.
    — Kim Elsesser, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024

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