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Still No Contract For Hyatt Workers

Nearly nine months have past since hotel workers at the Hyatt Regency in Denver made the decision to unionize, and Colorado Confidential has learned...

Court: Firing Woman Due To Prior Porn Shoot Legal

The general rule of law in employment cases is that you can be fired for any reason, even a stupid one.  The reason does...

Labor Tussle Hits Home

The Colorado AFL-CIO is not the smoothest operation right now, even after the national federation decided to change local leadership by cutting the jobs...

Equal Pay Still Faraway

Today is National Equal Pay Day, a day to raise awareness about the wage gaps felt by women and minorities. But according to a...

AFL-CIO Announces Change In Local Leadership

Before the Democratic Convention takes place in Colorado, the state's local AFL-CIO will have new leadership. The national labor federation is planning to cut the...

More Work, Less Money

There's good news and bad news for Colorado's working people: There were more jobs in the state's largest counties last year, but those jobs...

Who Loses Their Homes in Colorado?

A funny thing happened on the way to the capitol. The Colorado Banker's Association has jumped on the bandwagon of informing state legislators about...

Labor Organizing In Colorado: Alternative Strategies

Last week Colorado Confidential reported on local labor elections and the unions that won them. According to the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment,...

Labor Organizing In Colorado: 3 Unions Win Big

It's not so easy to organize unions in Colorado, but the Teamsters got something right. Out of the 17 union elections that have been...

The Groups Behind The Vetoed Bill

Nearly twenty five organizations with hired lobbyists came out opposing the recently vetoed HB 1072, which sought to make it easier for unions to...
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