July in Review: No pandemic relief assistance, no stimulus checks, Cory Gardner nowhere to be found
Many people began July confident that the US Senate would pass a second round of COVID-19 relief assistance bills. Those hopes were dashed on Friday when the Senate took a three day weekend without passing any additional relief measures. Supplemental unemployment insurance benefits expired on 7/25, removing the additional $600 a week boost for workers … Continued
June 2020 in Review
Colorado’s workers won big this past month. Not only did we see the passage of Paid Sick Leave, but the House gave final passage to the (Colorado Partnership For Quality Jobs and Services Act HB 1153) for union rights for state employees. As a result, 28,000 state employees will have a seat at the table … Continued
Coloradans Protest for #JusticeforGeorgeFloyd
Demonstrations protesting police brutality and supporting the Black Lives Matter movement continued Monday night for the fourth night straight. Protesters are demanding national policing reform and justice for people of color killed in police custody after a video of police in Minnesota killing George Floyd, an unarmed black man, was released last Tuesday. SEIU International … Continued