Tag: Unions
Colorado campaign spending quadrupled from 2004 to 2008
Political campaign spending, you might say, is trending through the roof, and not just on the federal level. State politicians and political issue committees are raising historic sums, according to a study released today by the National Institute on Money in State Politics. And the spending works. Incumbent lawmakers raise more money than their opponents and they win 95 percent of the time. In 2004, Colorado politicians and committees spent $20 million winning and losing votes. In 2008, they spent $85 million.
Early Bird Special: Unions picket Ritter, Colorado to get tourism bump
A daily roundup of some of our favorite news from around Colorado.
• Dozens of union members -- including some who flew in from Colorado -- picketed Gov. Bill Ritter on Wednesday outside two fundraisers the first-term Democrat attended in Washington, D.C., 9News' Adam Schrager reports. Firefighters and grocery workers are angry with Ritter for vetoing two bills this year. "It's a matter of integrity and I believe he's failed in that category," said an Aurora firefighter. The governor supprts firefighters, but "sometimes leadership means having to say no to your friends," Ritter's campaign manager wrote in an e-mail to Schrager.
Remaining anti-union ballot measure may go to courts
Amendment 54, the “clean government” initiative targeting union supporters and their family members, looks likely to pass, sparking was could be another costly legal battle.
Unions announce flurry of pro-Udall mailings
A national labor organization will send a mailer supporting Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mark Udall to tens of thousands of registered voters and unions members this week.
On ‘right-to-work,’ Rocky Mountain News report gets it right
Despite claims by supporters of the “right-to-work” state ballot measure Amendment 47, it is against federal law for any worker in the United States to be forced to join a labor union. Now the mainstream media is starting to catch on to this fact when penning articles about the issue, and surprisingly, the trend is being led by the traditionally conservative Rocky Mountain News.
Meet the Right-to-Work Lightning Rod: Councilman Ryan Frazier
Aurora city councilman Ryan Frazier, who many consider a rising Republican star, will walk into court tomorrow to defend himself against a lawsuit he...
Union Bashers Push Big Lie: Divided We Stand
This column comes with an upfront disclaimer. I recently lost my job because I had no union protection. Had I been in the bargaining...
The Ritter/AFL-CIO T
Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean met with AFL-CIO President John Sweeney two weeks ago to start a dialog about labor issues concerning the...
Dean Visit for Denver AND Labor
Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean hasn't been in Colorado on political business since Denver was officially in the running for the Democratic National...
Tenured Metro State Profs Take Step Towards Layoff Protections
The Colorado Court of Appeals ruled today that tenured professors at Metropolitian State College in Denver may have priority over non-tenured professors in the...