Amazon Raises Minimum Pay To $15 an Hour.

The article reports on the announcement by electronic commerce giant Amazon on October 2, 2018 that it is raising the minimum wage to 15 U.S. dollars an hour for its U.S. employees. Topics covered include workers that will be affected by the raise, the criticisms to the wages and conditions of Amazon's workforce, and the firm's announcement that it will also lobby Washington to raise the federal minimum wage.