Colorado Afl-cio

Even as charter school supporters swept the Douglas County School Board election Tuesday, charter school advocates were losing power in the Denver Public School Board election, according to unofficial election results.
According to the Denver Post, charter-school advocates are warning that a union victory could have far-reaching statewide implications, given the current push for reform at [...]

During a hearing on legislation that would reform Colorado’s ballot initiative process, GOP lawmaker stuns colleagues with off-topic questions targeting labor official.

Now that registration drives are over, unions in Colorado and across the country are working to make sure that voters actually show up to the polls.

UPDATE: Gov. Ritter will sign the healthcare worker whistle blower bill tomorrow, and issue and executive order  calling for a taskforce to address hospital staffing levels.

It’s not just businesses on the lobbyist bandwagon.

While corporations pay thousands of dollars for representation at the capitol, labor groups are hip to hiring their own lobbyists to influence [...]