325 articles· Covering labor news, worker rights, and workplace policy
Labor Policy & LawInitiative 1433, which Washington voters approved in November 2016, built an automatic escalator into state law: the minimum wage rises every January 1 by the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), producing a 2024 rate of $16.
Healthcare & LaborTwenty-two thousand unionized workers at HCA Healthcare hospitals picketed locations across California, Texas, Nevada, and Florida this week as contract negotiations stalled over demands for a $25-per-hour wage pathway and improved staffing ratios, according to the Guardian.
Healthcare & LaborThe state of New Jersey minimum wage operates through a Consumer Price Index escalator that adjusts automatically every January 1. The current rate is $15.92 per hour for most workers as of January 1, 2026, and that figure will climb again next year based on inflation data from the U.S.
Healthcare & LaborCalifornia's minimum wage is $16.90 per hour as of January 1, 2026, and that single number sets off a chain reaction across salary thresholds, industry-specific floors, and local ordinances that together determine what every worker in the state must legally be paid.
Workers at BHP's Port Hedland operations in Western Australia halted ship-loading operations for 24 hours on August 8 and August 9, marking the first major industrial action at the world's largest iron ore export hub since 2000, according to the Combined BHP Ports Unions.
Healthcare & LaborChapter 62 of the Texas Labor Code contains no independent wage figure. It copies the federal minimum wage by reference, which means the texas minimum wage has been $7.25 per hour since July 24, 2009, and won't change unless Congress acts.
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Workers & the EconomyAdopt-and-amend is the legislative tactic that shaped the minimum wage for Michigan for six years, and understanding how it worked, and how it collapsed, explains every dollar amount on a Michigan paycheck today.
Union OrganizingProduction assistants on NBC's "Chicago Fire" and "Chicago Med" say their daily work hours have been reduced by as much as 43% in weekly take-home pay after ratifying their first union contract in July 2026, according to the Chicago Tribune.
Labor Policy & LawMichigan's minimum wage is $13.73 per hour, effective January 1, 2026, after the Michigan Supreme Court's July 31, 2024 ruling reinstated voter-approved wage increases that the legislature had blocked for six years. The rate reaches $15.
Workers & the EconomyThe new york state minimum wage is a two-zone geographic system where workers in New York City, Long Island, and Westchester earn one hourly floor, and workers everywhere else in the state earn a lower one. As of January 1, 2024, those floors sat at $16.00 and $15.
Union OrganizingConcession workers at Target Field in Minneapolis plan to walk off the job during an upcoming Noah Kahan concert, according to Minnesota Public Radio, marking the latest labor action at the stadium after workers picketed during a Minnesota Twins game in June.
