Colorado News & Actions

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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!...

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...

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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...

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Join the Fight for Living Wage in Boulder County

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18, Jul, 2024

Denver City Municipal Collective Bargaining

Even though every other major peer city to Denver ((Albuquerque, Boston, Kansas City, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Seattle and more) already has collective bargaining rights, nearly ten thousand City and County of Denver workers do not. City workers- like trash collectors, social

17, Jun, 2024

Grace Carroll Rocky Mountain Labor School in Golden, Colorado

The Grace Carroll Rocky Mountain Labor School (GCRMLS) will hold its 67th annual session July 7-13 in Golden, Colorado.

06, May, 2024

Dennis Dougherty CO AFL-CIO Executive Director

Public Speaking Gives You The Stomachache? We got the remedy, join Labor Slam!

Labor Slam: Public Speaking Course Round #5

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27, Apr, 2024

2024 Colorado AFL-CIO Legislative Priorities

The Colorado AFL-CIO’s 2024 legislative priorities make it easier for workers to form a union if they choose, to provide customers and their drivers more transparency in where their money goes after they pay for their online delivery order or ride, for improvements in rail safety,

27, Apr, 2024

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Join Us for May Day at the Capitol

The Colorado AFL-CIO is hosting a May Day Lobby Day from 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM on May 1, 2024. We'll be talking about bills that help improve the lives of working people including rail safety, the worker freedom act, HVAC improvements in schools and others.

27, Apr, 2024

Colorado News & Actions

Colorado Workers Rights United Launched for the Worker Protection Act

Boulder Minimum Wage Raised

Another successful Organizing Institute training

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Join the Fight for Living Wage in Boulder County

Denver City Municipal Collective Bargaining

Grace Carroll Rocky Mountain Labor School in Golden, Colorado

Public Speaking Gives You The Stomachache? We got the remedy, join Labor Slam!

2024 Colorado AFL-CIO Legislative Priorities

Join Us for May Day at the Capitol