“I have to try to make ends meet,” said Quintina Moore-Caraway, an airport worker in Houston. A minimum wage of $12 an hour at the airport will take effect in 2021; some there now make less than $9.

Push to Raise Minimum Wage Goes Local, at Airports and Hotels

As efforts stall at the federal level, labor groups are working to lift pay in specific occupations and industries in a growing number of cities.

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