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North America
California leads in worker protections

According to Oxfam's 2026 Best States to Work Index, California, Washington, D.C., and New York are the top states for worker protections, with minimum wages at least double the federal rate of $7.25. Cameryn Cobb, Ph.D., a social scientist at Oxfam America, said, “These states have continuously tried to meet the moment and pass policies to make sure that their workers are taken care of.” The index evaluates states based on wage scores, worker protection policies, and rights to organize. Notably, caregiver protection has been added to the list, addressing the needs of the “sandwich generation.” Cobb emphasized that states with strong worker rights also show better quality of life indicators, stating: “They have less people in poverty... a higher GDP per capita.” Raising the federal minimum wage, last increased in 2009, is also suggested as a necessary policy change.

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Nats chief faces turbulent future

Nats chief executive Martin Rolfe is facing mounting calls to resign after another air traffic control failure caused more than 2,000 flight cancellations and disrupted around 330,000 passengers. Transport secretary Heidi Alexander said the outage was not unavoidable and ordered both a rapid Nats review and an independent Civil Aviation Authority investigation. Airline leaders argue the latest failure exposes a recurring lack of resilience following major outages in 2023 and 2025. Ryanair chief Michael O’Leary said: “We don’t need more ‘investigations’,” while Airlines UK demanded a clear contingency improvement plan. Rolfe, who earned £1.5m last year, has retained government backing for now. Nats has ruled out a cyberattack and says the fault involved its flight processing system. Passengers directly affected are unlikely to receive compensation because the disruption may be classed as extraordinary circumstances.

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