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Union OrganizingCannabis 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
Labor Policy & LawWashington's minimum wage is an inflation-indexed floor set by state law, adjusted each September based on the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), and effective every January 1 without a legislative vote. The 2024 statewide rate reached $16.28 per hour, a 3.
Union OrganizingAn independent arbitrator ruled Monday that The Washington Post must reinstate columnist Karen Attiah with full backpay and benefits, finding that her termination violated the newspaper's collective bargaining agreement, according to Deadline.
Union OrganizingA collective bargaining agreement (CBA) is a legally binding contract between an employer and a union that sets wages, benefits, working conditions, and dispute resolution procedures for every covered worker.
Civil Rights at WorkAmendment 2, ratified by Florida voters in November 2020, embedded a minimum wage escalator directly into Article X of the state constitution, removing the rate from legislative control entirely. The current floor is $14.00 per hour for non-tipped workers and $10.
More than 17,000 Boeing engineers, technical workers, and scientists rejected proposed collective bargaining agreements by margins exceeding 64% on Friday and authorized strike action with near 90% support, according to voting results released by SPEEA, the union representing aerospace professionals
Civil Rights at WorkThe Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act controls the state of Michigan minimum wage through a fixed annual escalator that raises the floor each January without requiring new legislative votes. As of January 1, 2026, that escalator pushed the standard rate to $13.
Workers at Encore Boston Harbor voted Thursday to authorize a strike at the Everett, Massachusetts casino resort, according to WHDH.
Workplace SafetyColorado's state minimum wage rose to $14.42 per hour on January 1, 2024, set automatically by a Consumer Price Index formula that removes the state legislature from annual rate decisions entirely.
Workplace SafetyNew Jersey's minimum wage for most employees reached $15.13 per hour on January 1, 2024, completing a legislated climb from $8.85 in 2019 and triggering a permanent CPI-indexed adjustment formula. The rate doesn't come from annual legislative votes anymore.
Union OrganizingHundreds of hospital workers at Henry Ford Genesys Hospital in Michigan have been on strike since September 1, 2025, with workplace violence and chronic understaffing at the center of their demands, according to NPR.
Workers & the EconomyGovernor Glenn Youngkin's 2023 veto of House Bill 1 and Senate Bill 1 broke Virginia's planned minimum wage escalator, freezing the rate at $12.00 per hour for both 2023 and 2024.
