Thirteen Working People’s Platform-backed candidates won seats in Denver Municipal elections. These candidates pledged to support policy that uplifts workers in Denver by improving wages, supporting union jobs, and affordable healthcare. The victories were not only a win for Denver’s…
Workers at Denver International Airport declared victory after Denver City Mayor Michael Hancock and City Council unanimously passed a minimum wage increase. The successful campaign by SEIU Local 105 and UNITE HERE resulted in a plan to raise Denver’s minimum…
Trump’s economic agenda has been relentlessly aimed at helping big corporations, the wealthy, and Trump himself at the expense of the rest of us and it’s succeeding wildly. New numbers show that for Americans, real wages are stagnant and even…
Study Backs Coalition Efforts to Increase the Living Wage in Colorado Denver, CO Today, the Center on Wage and Employment (CWED) at UC Berkley released a new study showing that local minimum wage increases have had a positive effect on…
It might seem like the Colorado economy is thriving because of low unemployment, but the economy is still failing to benefit all Coloradans. Despite the narrative of economic prosperity, most Colorado workers continue to face economic hardships because their median…
By: Ernest Luning Jared Polis holds a lead over Cary Kennedy atop the four-way Democratic primary to be Colorado’s next governor, but both would defeat Republican front-runner Walker Stapleton by the same margin, according to a new survey. The survey…
Poll Shows Voters Favor Candidates that Support Bold Agenda for Working People Click here for Summary and Toplines Click here for Full Results Click here for Cross Tabs Denver, CO A new poll released by Strategies 360 today, shows that…
Hardworking Coloradans who are employed full-time are still struggling to get ahead– or even get by. The time for this to change is now. We need an economy and government that will work for all of us, not just the…
You hear about bad water and soil when you hear about countries in the developing world. You see it when you see pictures of smog and fouled water ways. But, these environmental problems are a fact of life in communities…
There is a lot of news these days about the red-hot Colorado economy. Unemployment may be down, but wages are stagnating. Inflation, largely related to higher housing costs, is also increasing faster than wages can keep up. As good as…