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It’s been a busy week of rallies hearing from tipped workers, restaurant and bar owners, community and labor groups, local city council members about...

Colorado News & Actions

25 Feb, 2025

People Who Work for a Living Are Fed Up with Unelected Billionaire Elon Musk and DOGE

ICYMI: People Who Work for a Living Are Fed Up with Unelected Billionaire Elon Musk and DOGE  ...

Colorado News & Actions

20 Feb, 2025

King Soopers and grocery workers strike ends for 100 days as bargaining resumes

Over 10,000 King Soopers employees in Colorado ended a two-week strike on February 18, 2025, after reaching a temporary agreement to resume negotiatio...

Colorado News & Actions

11 Feb, 2025

Five Secretaries of Labor Champion Worker Protection Act Urge Governor, legislators to expand worker freedom to negotiate for better pay and safety

DENVER — Today, five former U.S...

Colorado News & Actions | 27 Nov, 2024

National Labor Relations Board Bans Captive Audience Meetings Nationwide

The National Labor Relations Board has banned captive audience meetings nationwide. This is a huge win for labor! These meetings are a common uni...

Colorado News & Actions

Five Casa Bonita Workers put up solidarity fists

27 Nov, 2024

Casa Bonita Workers Unanimously Vote to Unionze

Casa Bonita workers — both onstage and backstage — voted unanimously on Friday to unionize. Employees aim to make the workplace safer and address conc...

Colorado News & Actions

A crow of workers stands holding a banner that say "Colroado Workers Rights United" with a blue mountain range graphic underneath

20 Nov, 2024

Colorado Workers Rights United Launched for the Worker Protection Act

A new coalition —Colorado Workers Rights United— was launched on November 19th!...

Colorado News & Actions

06 Nov, 2024

Boulder Minimum Wage Raised

With more than 45 out of ~50 testimonies in favor of raising the wage, Boulder City Council voted on Oct 10th to raise the minimum wage for the city o...

Colorado News & Actions

Group picture of attendees for training class

29 Aug, 2024

Another successful Organizing Institute training

On August 16th, more than twenty dedicated and enthusiastic union organizers, all from Colorado, came together in Colorado Springs (Springs as Colorad...

Colorado News & Actions

Photo credit: desrowVISUALS/ChrisGoodwin Organizer Len Harris stands with sign reading Workers Deserve Fair Wages

18 Jul, 2024

Join the Fight for Living Wage in Boulder County

Photo credit: desrowVISUALS/ChrisGoodwincouncil ...

National News

Actue | 26 Aug, 2021

Liz Shuler, New AFL-CIO President, Takes Helm Of Labor Federation At Pivotal Moment

The executive council of the AFL-CIO held a special meeting last week to name their next leader, following the death of the labor federation’s longtim...

Actue | 25 Aug, 2021

Labor Movement’s Priority Legislation Moves Forward on Capitol Hill

The House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to proceed with President Biden’s $3.5 trillion budget resolution, along with the John Lewis Voting Righ...

Actue | 25 Aug, 2021

First woman AFL-CIO president hopes her historic election inspires other women

The first woman to lead the biggest U.S. labor federation wants even more women as decision-makers in a labor movement that is becoming less male and...

Actue | 21 Aug, 2021

Liz Shuler on Her Vision as New AFL-CIO President

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Liz Shuler, the newly elected president of the AFL-CIO, about her goals for the organization and the future of the lab...

Actue | 20 Aug, 2021

President Shuler Outlines Her Agenda on Bloomberg TV

Newly elected AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler discusses the future of the labor movement.Watch the segment on Bloomberg...

Actue

20 Aug, 2021

Liz Shuler Elected AFL-CIO President

The AFL-CIO Executive Council today elected Liz Shuler, a visionary leader and longtime trade unionist, to serve as president of the federation of 56...