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Boulder Area Labor Council 2026 Endorsements

02 Oct, 2026

The Committee on Political Education (COPE) of the Boulder Area Labor Council is excited to announce our endorsements for Boulder County elections in 2026. Boulder City Council Mayor Vote Ranked #1 Taishya Adams Campaign website Vote Ranked #2 Aaron Brockett, Campaign website Boulder City Council

Boulder Area Labor Council 2025 Endorsements Lafayette

30 Oct, 2025

The Committee on Political Education (COPE) of the Boulder Area Labor Council is excited to announce our endorsements for Boulder, Broomfield and Longmont. Lafayette City Council Adam Gianola, campaign website Annmarie Jensen, campaign website Josh Beryl, campaign website Saul Tapia Vega, campaign

Boulder Area Labor Council 2025 Endorsements

27 Sep, 2025

The Committee on Political Education (COPE) of the Boulder Area Labor Council is excited to announce our endorsements for Boulder, Broomfield and Longmont. Boulder City Council Lauren Folkert, Campaign website Nicole Speer, Campaign website Max Lord, Campaign Website Rachel Isaacson, Campaign

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U.S. Labor Movement's Next Frontier is the Tech Industry, AFL-CIO's Shuler Says

The U.S. tech sector is the next frontier for labor organizing, and its workers are starting to understand the collective power unions have, President of the AFL-CIO Liz Shuler said on Friday at the Reuters Next Conference.

13, Dec, 2021

Meet the Woman on the Brink of Transforming Labor in America for the Young and Reshuffling Workforce

When Liz Shuler rides on an airplane, she often has an experience that will be familiar to most travelers: Her seat mate asks, "What do you do?"

02, Dec, 2021

Liz Shuler: Seeing a Bigger Role for Women in the Labor Movement

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15, Nov, 2021

‘Striketober’ Isn’t a Sign of Chaos—It’s a Healthy Development for the Country

The picket line has been crowded lately.

26, Oct, 2021

Survey Shows Broad Public Support For Worker Strikes

Workers at companies like Kellogg’s, Nabisco and John Deere have hit the picket lines in recent weeks hoping to get a better deal from their employers. A new survey suggests the public by and large supports them.

26, Oct, 2021

Strikes Are Sweeping the Labor Market as Workers Wield New Leverage

Marcial Reyes could have just quit his job. Frustrated with chronic understaffing at the Kaiser Permanente hospital where he works in Southern California, he knows he has options in a region desperate for nurses.

Instead, he voted to go on strike.

18, Oct, 2021