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Federal labor filings submitted in late September 2026 show Florida-based union avoidance consultants charged employers between $2,200 and $3,900 per day to persuade workers against organizing, according to reports filed with the U.S. Office of Labor-Management Standards.
Eleven employees at a Greenlight Dispensary in Springfield, Missouri, were terminated in late September 2026 after meeting to discuss unionization, according to statements the workers gave to local media.
Nurses at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, Maine, voted 204-21 in favor of joining the Maine State Nurses Association on September 24, according to WGME. The 91% approval margin came after hospital management fired 15 nurses and suspended five others in the weeks leading up to the election.
Approximately 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.
More 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.
Eleven workers at an AutoZone store in White Plains, New York, will vote beginning September 25 on whether to join United Auto Workers Local 259 and form the first union at the nation's largest auto parts retailer, according to reporting in The Guardian.
Stellantis signed a memorandum of understanding on September 15 with Roshel, a Canadian armored vehicle manufacturer, covering the potential sale of the Brampton Assembly plant in Ontario, according to Global News Canada.
Dutch employers' associations announced Friday they will push to redirect 2027 collective bargaining negotiations away from wage increases toward investments in training and artificial intelligence, arguing that productivity gains must precede higher pay.
Union membership in the United States increased by 411,000 workers in 2025, the largest single-year gain since 2008, with nearly three-quarters of new members concentrated in states that legally protect collective bargaining rights, according to a report released September 7, 2026, by the Illinois E
Tech industry workers are increasingly turning to union organizing after decades of resistance from employers, driven by mounting job losses, workplace discontent, and artificial intelligence implementation that threatens employment stability, according to an analysis published by the San Francisco
A coalition of Missouri labor unions and reproductive rights organizations announced a $1 million campaign in August 2026 targeting Republican state legislators who voted to repeal the state's paid sick leave requirement, according to the Missouri Independent.
Cannabis workers at Key Cannabis Dispensary in Springfield, Missouri, ratified their first collective bargaining agreement in late July 2026, securing wage increases, bonuses, and expanded paid time off after a four-year organizing campaign that began with a 6-3 union vote in 2022, according to the
