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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.
Lyft Inc. agreed to pay $272.5 million to settle wage theft allegations filed by San Francisco and other California jurisdictions, according to Local News Matters.
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.
Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation on September 30, 2026, requiring all New York employers to grant current and former employees the right to inspect, copy, and dispute their personnel files, according to Ballard Spahr LLP.
Bank workers represented by the United Forum of Bank Unions launched a three-day nationwide strike on September 28, 2026, demanding that all Saturdays be declared holidays as part of a five-day banking schedule, according to The Economic Times.
The National Labor Relations Board ruled in a recent decision that employers do not have to disclose attorney-client privileged documents when responding to union information requests, according to a Law360 Employment Authority report published September 25.
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.
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.
The 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
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.
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.
