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National teacher union leaders visit Colorado to advocate for collective bargaining bill
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Just how significant would it be for Colorado to allow part-time college faculty to unionize and engage in collective bargaining? Look no further than the state Capitol Monday, when national presidents of the American Federation of Teachers and the American Association of University Professors met with Gov. Jared Polis, hoping to keep public higher education…
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Teamsters endorse Cary Kennedy in Democratic gubernatorial primary
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DENVER – Citing her commitment to working people, the Teamsters Local 455 labor union this week endorsed former State Treasurer Cary Kennedy in the Democratic primary for governor. “Kennedy is the best candidate for Colorado’s working families,” said Steve Vairma, secretary-treasurer of the Denver-based Local 455, in a statement. “She is hardworking and focused on…
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Steelworkers back Democrat Cary Kennedy for governor of Colorado
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Former State Treasurer Cary Kennedy, one of five leading Democrats running for governor of Colorado, has won the unanimous endorsement of the United Steelworkers District 12 labor union, her campaign Friday. “Cary Kennedy is a proven leader who shares United Steelworkers’ vision and values. She has the experience and the vision to lead Colorado and…
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Carpenters union endorses Democrat Jared Polis in Colorado governor’s race
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Calling the Boulder Democrat a fighter for the working people of Colorado, the Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters threw its support Thursday behind U.S. Rep. Jared Polis in the gubernatorial race. The union, which operates in six western states, represents more than 2,500 carpenters in Colorado. “Jared has been fighting for better wages and critical benefits…
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Trail Mix: The road to Colorado’s 2018 election, Feb. 11 edition
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I’LL SEE YOUR BERNIE AND RAISE A JOYCE FOSTER … The battle of the bold-faced names is on in the House District 9 Democratic primary, where three-term incumbent state Rep. Paul Rosenthal is facing two candidates seeking to dislodge him from the southeast Denver seat. Less than a week had passed since Bernie Sanders –…
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Powerful Pipefitters union throws weight behind Democrat Jared Polis for governor
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Pipefitters Local 208, one of the largest and most politically active trade unions in Colorado, endorsed Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jared Polis on Thursday, praising the Boulder congressman’s vision for the state’s economy. “We are very excited to announce our endorsement of Jared Polis for governor,” said Gary Arnold, the union’s business manager, in a statement.…
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Colorado teachers unions throw support behind Democrat Cary Kennedy in governor’s race
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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Cary Kennedy has landed the backing of two powerful Colorado teachers unions, her campaign said. The Colorado Education Association and the state chapter of the American Federation of Teachers endorsed Kennedy, a former state treasurer, on Wednesday at her campaign headquarters inside a converted, historic elementary school in Denver. Kennedy wrote and…
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Douglas County School Board race neared $1 million in spending
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This story has been updated and corrected. Due to an error in the TRACER reporting system, an expenditure was listed incorrectly with contributions. The Douglas Schools for Douglas Kids independent expenditure committee did report spending $131,000 on campaign expenses in the weeks leading to the Nov. 8 election. __ Final campaign finance reports for the 2017…
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DougCo school board likely to move quickly on voucher repeal
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The clock is ticking for a decision by the Douglas County School District Board of Education on its controversial voucher program. The election earlier this month of four anti-voucher candidates reshaped the board from 4-3 in favor of vouchers to 7-0 against, means that the voucher program is all but certain to be trash-canned –…
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Did a teachers union out itself on Twitter?
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Conservative blog Colorado Peak Politics buttonholed the state’s largest teachers union this week for a tweet after the election that appeared to confirm what its critics had been saying all along: the unions – rather than grass-roots parent groups – were the real prime mover behind the losses of education reformers in key school board…
