right to work

Meet a Colo. lawmaker who’s conservative. Republican. And a union member.

Mar 21, 2018

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Marianne Goodl

Republican state Rep. Phil Covarrubias represents a district that encompasses Brighton, Lochbuie and eastern Adams County south to Deer Trail. It’s a good mix, he says, of rich and poor, blue-collar workers, and rural farmers and ranchers. It’s the blue-collar workers who may be closest to Covarrubias’ heart because that’s where he comes from. The…
YESTERYEAR: Webb wins Denver auditor, has ‘no ambitions for mayor’

Jun 29, 2017

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Rachael Wright

Thirty Years Ago This Week in The Colorado Statesman: A former state legislator from Denver and cabinet member for Gov. Richard Lamm reigned supreme in a key race in the city and county of Denver. Wellington Webb defeated his opponent, Bill Schroeder, in the Denver auditor’s race. “I was always optimistic that I had a great…
Republicans advance legislation to curb mandatory union membership

Feb 7, 2017

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Peter Marcus

Senate Republicans on Monday advanced a measure that would add Colorado to the list of so-called “right to work” states, prohibiting mandatory union membership. Despite opposition from throngs of union members and leaders, as well as many in the business world, Republicans on the Senate Business, Labor and Technology Committee pushed the bill along on…
Labor leaders: Colorado Working families deserve better

Sep 5, 2016

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Colorado Politics

By Jason Wardrip, Josh Downey, Mike Ham, Ron Taylor, Hillary Chigro, Kevin Caffrey and Geof Cahoon This Labor Day, as Coloradans, as labor leaders and as part of our state’s middle class, we recognize the millions of people across the country who go to work every day to take care of our families. We work…
YESTERYEAR: Bush clears brush, raises big bucks during Colorado visit

Aug 25, 2016

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Ernest Luning

Fifteen Years Ago this week in The Colorado Statesman … More than a year before the midterm elections, President George W. Bush made a stop in Colorado – his first since assuming the presidency – as part of his “Heartland” tour, signaling the start of the political season. Before attending an enormous fundraiser for U.S.…
Fields: Many Coloradans don’t know they can leave their union

Aug 18, 2016

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Michael Fields

Summer is winding down, and the race for the White House is heating up. But for voters, who should be the next president isn’t the only question to answer. Many have another important choice to make – whether or not to leave their labor union. With the addition of West Virginia this year, a total…
Senate rebuilds, passes Neville ‘right-to-work’ bill gutted by Ulibarri

Feb 23, 2016

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Kara Mason

Republicans fully restored Littleton Republican Sen. Tim Neville’s “Right to Work” bill, SB16-70, following a surprise turn in debate when an amendment submitted Friday by pro-labor Sen. Jessie Ulibarri, D-Westminster, was mistakenly approved unanimously by the Republican majority. The Ulibarri amendment turned Neville’s bill upside down, stripping it of its anti-union provisions and transforming it…
Senate Shenanigans: Ulibarri amendment momentarily guts Neville ‘right to work’ bill

Feb 19, 2016

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Kara Mason

An anti-union right to work bill sponsored by state Sen. Tim Neville, R-Littleton, was briefly turned on its head Friday in the Republican-controlled Senate when an amendment submitted by pro-labor Sen. Jessie Ulibarri, D-Westminster, gained unanimous support even though it stripped Neville’s bill, SB16-070, of all the crucial right-to-work language that defined it. Neville, speaking…