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cost-of-living allowance

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  1. A wage increase to help workers keep up with inflation.


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After Mack workers voted down the deal, the UAW sent a strike notice to the company saying "many topics" remain at issue, including wage increases, cost-of-living allowance, job security and wage progression.

From Reuters • Oct. 9, 2023

We’re also looking at reinstatement of cost-of-living allowance.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 2, 2023

Members voted 99-0 for the bill to give a 4% cost-of-living allowance, or COLA, to about 85% of public retirees.

From Washington Times • Mar. 10, 2020

King Abdullah also ordered the creation of 1,200 jobs in supervision programs and made permanent a 15 percent cost-of-living allowance for government employees, according to the statement.

From BusinessWeek • Feb. 23, 2011

It included a cost-of-living allowance pegged to rising prices.

From Time Magazine Archive