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Colorado AFL-CIO Statement on the 2025 Trump Shutdown

President Trump and his allies have once again chosen chaos and suffering instead of a solution, forcing the country into a reckless government shutdown – all because they refuse to address the growing health care crisis including premium hikes that’ll hit hard working families in Colorado. This

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Saboteur: The Governor set the Legislature up for Failure

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: August 28, 2025 Contact: Kjersten Forseth, 719-641-4674, Dennis Dougherty 303-253-4315 Saboteur: The Governor set the Legislature up for Failure On August 6, the Governor of the State of Colorado called a special session regarding budgetary concerns, but added in a

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Colorado's Labor Movement Honors Workers Killed on the Job

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Robert Lindgren, 720-787-8040, rlindgren@coaflcio.org Colorado AFL-CIO New Report Shows 83 Colorado Workers Were Killed On The Job in 2023 View Report here: https://aflcio.org/reports/dotj-2025 (DENVER, April 24, 2025) – According to a new report released this week by

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STATEMENT: Trump's Deportation of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia

STATEMENT: On March 31, 2025, the Trump administration conceded in a court filing that it had mistakenly deported Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a legally protected Maryland resident and father, to El Salvador "because of an administrative error." The administration also argues that since Kilmar is

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STATEMENT: Trump's Executive Order Stripping Federal Workers' Collective Bargaining Rights

STATEMENT: Trump’s executive order stripping the collective bargaining rights of 700,000 federal workers is the most blatant attack against workers’ rights in modern history. The Colorado AFL-CIO will not stand by and allow Trump to trample on the rights of our union members without a fight

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