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Labor leaders: Colorado Working families deserve better
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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…
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YESTERYEAR: Bush clears brush, raises big bucks during Colorado visit
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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.…
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Fields: Many Coloradans don’t know they can leave their union
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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…
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Senate rebuilds, passes Neville ‘right-to-work’ bill gutted by Ulibarri
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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…
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Senate Shenanigans: Ulibarri amendment momentarily guts Neville ‘right to work’ bill
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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…
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McFadyen: Deceptive federal ‘Employee Rights Act’ threatens Colorado workers
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The 2016 elections will play a large role in shaping the future of the American workplace. From issues like the minimum wage to retirement savings accounts, candidates are presenting differing visions for what hard-working Americans need and deserve on the job — and from a job. The downfall of union nemesis Scott Walker’s presidential bid…
