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Friday, September 25, 2026
Workers & the EconomyThe Texas Minimum Wage Act contains no dollar amount. The statute adopts the federal minimum wage rate by reference, making the state of Texas minimum wage identical to the federal floor: $7.
Virgin Australia cancelled up to 30 flights over the weekend of September 21-22 after cabin crew called in sick amid ongoing contract negotiations, according to a report from Paddle Your Own Kanoo.
Workers & the EconomyConnecticut's minimum wage is an annually auto-adjusting rate tied to the federal Employment Cost Index (ECI), set at $15.69 per hour for 2024 and currently $16.94 as of January 2026.
Labor Policy & LawThe United Steelworkers union declared the right to strike "a red line" on September 22, opposing proposed Canada Labour Code amendments that would grant the federal labour minister discretionary power to end legal strikes without Parliamentary approval, according to a statement from USW National Di
Civil Rights at WorkThe mass minimum wage held at $15.00 per hour throughout 2024, unchanged for the first time in five years, after the final scheduled increase under the state's 2018 "Grand Bargain" legislation took effect on January 1, 2023.
The Progressive National Baptist Convention, AFL-CIO, and Rainbow PUSH Coalition will launch "The People's Revival" on September 22, 2026, at Zion Baptist Church in Washington, D.C., according to an announcement from the coalition.
Workers & the Economy$12.41 plus ($12.41 × 0.029) equals $12.77. That one-line formula, published by the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry, determines the minimum wage in the state of Virginia taking effect January 1, 2026.
Union OrganizingApproximately 600 Qantas ground workers will strike for 24 hours beginning September 23 across multiple Australian cities, demanding improved pay, job security, and safety standards following the airline's 2020 illegal termination of 1,800 workers, according to Travel Radar.
Workers & the EconomyOregon's minimum wage is set by a CPI-indexed formula that automatically adjusts three separate geographic rates every July 1, making it one of the few state wage systems that tracks inflation without requiring annual legislative action. As of July 1, 2024, those rates stand at $15.
Union OrganizingMore than three dozen Democratic and independent nominees with backgrounds as labor union representatives or members are running for open House and Senate seats in the 2026 midterm elections, according to a Guardian analysis published September 19.
