Workers from the Pikes Peak Library District (PPLD) gathered at the Chinook Center, a community hub in southeast Colorado Springs, on Sunday to celebrate the official launch of Colorado’s newest public sector union.
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‘Bracing Ourselves for the Storm’: What’s Ahead for CO Starbucks Workers Seeking Unionization
Employees at two Starbucks stores in Colorado made headlines recently when they announced that they had petitioned the U.S. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) for union representation. The store in Superior announced that it had petitioned on Dec. 30, and the Denver store followed suit a few weeks later, on Jan. 27.
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Report: Pandemic Hit Women Workers Harder Than Men
A report released by the Bell Policy Center last month showed a general downward trend in Colorado women’s workforce participation since the start of the pandemic in 2020.
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“I’m Really Worried About My Rent,” Says Laid Off Airport Starbucks Worker
Union leaders from across Colorado gathered over Zoom for a press conference on daily conditions for essential workers.
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Pueblo Steelworkers Union President: “We Owe Our Jobs to Senator Garcia”
As conservative activists try to convince voters to sign a recall petition for State Sen. Leroy Garcia (D-Pueblo), the Steel City’s namesake industry is circling the wagons in defense of the Senate President.
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Report: Ultra-conservative Wisconsin foundation takes aim at Colorado public education, labor unions
Recent reports have revealed that the Wisconsin-based Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation has quietly descended on Colorado in an effort to undermine teachers unions and public education.
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Colorado unions saw increased membership in 2016 despite downward national trends
Colorado unions saw increased membership in 2016 despite downward national trends, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics annual report.