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

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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!...

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...

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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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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 ...

Colorado News & Actions | 17 Jun, 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...

Colorado News & Actions | 06 May, 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...

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Dennis Dougherty CO AFL-CIO Executive Director

27 Apr, 2024

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

Labor Slam: Public Speaking Course Round #5REGISTER HERE...

Colorado News & Actions

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 m...

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Take Action | 13 May, 2021

Weingarten Calls for a Rebirth of America’s Public Schools

This morning, American Federation of Teachers (AFT) President Randi Weingarten delivered an impassioned address calling for a rebirth of our American...

Take Action | 13 May, 2021

AFSCME Member Finds His Commuter Tool

Anthony Ngo, an AFSCME Local 2620 member, travels a long way to and from work but wouldn’t change it. He works at Valley State Prison in Chowchilla, C...

Take Action | 10 May, 2021

AFL-CIO and Others Announce Filing of First USMCA ‘Rapid Response Mechanism’ Labor Case

The AFL-CIO, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), the Sindicato Nacional Independiente de Trabajadores de Industrias y de Servicios Movim...

Take Action | 08 May, 2021

Trumka: A major infrastructure investment is needed

As President Biden addressed a joint session of Congress recently, he highlighted a fundamental truth about his American Jobs Plan...

Take Action | 06 May, 2021

Shuler: Musk Hosting SNL Is a Very Bad Joke

Billionaire Elon Musk is slated to host Saturday Night Live this weekend, and AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Liz Shuler (IBEW) is calling his infamous la...

Take Action | 06 May, 2021

Sports Unions Come Together to Fight for the PRO Act

The PRO Act is about as important a piece of labor legislation as we’ve seen in some time. It holds the potential to open the door for workers and org...