Colorado Shows the Importance of Keeping Jobs at Home
This year, the Colorado legislature had an opportunity to pass a common sense piece of legislation which would have ensured that our tax dollars (when used on State Contracts) were being used to hire...
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Not Your Typical Taco Tuesday: Organizing Young Workers in Colorado
In the age of Citizen’s United, it’s easy for a young voter to feel small and overshadowed. While politicians shake our hands and tell us they care about the average American, we know better – that...
View ArticleTwo Colorado Stories That Politicians Considering the “Fiscal Cliff” Need to...
Since the day after the election, Working America’s Denver team have been talking to working families all over the state of Colorado about the so called “fiscal cliff” and the impact that it will have...
View ArticleBringing Change to Colorado: One Conversation at a Time
The legislative session in Colorado is now three weeks in, and all of our newly and not-so-newly elected officials are running around the capital trying to make their marks. What does that mean for...
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“I Would Be Able to Save For Her Future”: A Minimum Wage Story from Denver
The challenges of surviving on minimum wage are unfortunately too common. Many workers who earn minimum wage are providing for not only themselves but also for families. Some are students trying to...
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Low Wage Workers Celebrate a Special Anniversary at the White House
Edgar became involved with Working America during our work on an Anti-Wage Theft campaign on Auraria Campus. He is a father, a husband, a part time student, an intern, and a valet attendant. He has...
View ArticleMeet Three Students Who Are Making a Difference
More students are graduating and entering the workforce than at any time since the baby boomers—but, for workers under 35, the unemployment rate is more than twice what it is for older workers. It’s a...
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