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Jobs and Labor

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2012

    Cannabis Business Association thinks MMJ industry too young to unionize

    Update:After the announcement that Budding Health medical marijuana centers are unionizing, we reached out to the Cannabis Business Association, whose president, Bob Hoban, had said last year it was premature to mandate labor pacts in such a young industry. We've now spoken to Shawn Coleman, interim ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2011

    Medical marijuana: Cheesecake Lady not buying into the Union just yet

    ​On October 17, the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union announced that it was teaming up to represent employees of the medical marijuana industry in Colorado. Union organizer Mark Belkin said he'd seen overwhelming support for the move, but his enthusiasm now seems to be a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 18, 2011

    Medical marijuana & unions: Cannabis Business Alliance says it's too soon to organize industry

    ​News that the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 had organized medical marijuana workers turned out to be less sweeping than it first seemed. Only staffers at several Fort Collins dispensaries have joined, with the UFCW's contributions to fighting an MMJ dispensary ban there likely in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 17, 2011

    Medical marijuana workers joining UFCW Local 7: Is weed a growth area for unions?

    Mark Belkin.​The conflict between federal and state laws present a challenge to the medical marijuana industry, as last week's DEA raid on the Cherry Top Farms dispensary demonstrates. But there's also growing institutional acceptance, illustrated by today's press conference announcing the uni ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 29, 2011

    Listeria hysteria: Paid Sick Leave backers allude to outbreak in sick campaign literature

    The listeria outbreak that's killed at least thirteen people has been traced to cantaloupe from Jensen Farms in Holly. While the FDA has been looking for the cause of the contamination there, the feds have never suggested that the problem was sick workers. But that hasn't stopped the Yes on 300 camp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2011

    Paid Sick and Safe Time proposal has Denver restaurateurs feeling ill

    ​Denver restaurateurs are some of the most generous people in town, donating food, labor and cash to all the good causes forever hitting them up. But while the idea of a generous paid time-off policy for employees sounds good in theory, restaurant owners -- and former restaurant owners, like ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2011

    Restaurateurs feeling sick about Denver's Paid Sick and Safe Time initiative

    ​Denver restaurateurs are some of the most generous people in town, forever contributing food, labor and cash to worthy causes and charity events. Many are also very generous to their employees -- but they like coming up with policies that work for their unique, often small businesses, not get ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2011

    Inside the NFL lockout: Key details in an upcoming deal?

    To show he was a union man, De Smith used to wear a hard hat at all times, until he realized how humorously his head is shaped.​With the NFL lockout and its accompanying hand-wringing now stretching out into what experts estimate is its billionth month, it seems the tides are turning, with a c ... More >>

  • News

    July 7, 2011

    Inside Job: Denver's Career Service Authority watches out for employee trouble, but who watches out for trouble in the CSA?

    To show he was a union man, De Smith used to wear a hard hat at all times, until he realized how humorously his head is shaped.​With the NFL lockout and its accompanying hand-wringing now stretching out into what experts estimate is its billionth month, it seems the tides are turning, with a c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2010

    Job creation is the goal of the State Fair Job Fair: Kenny Be's Worst-Case Scenario

    Slight changes to the scheduled attractions at the annual Colorado State Fair in Pueblo could transform the dated farm show into a much needed economy-boosting job fair...​ Big experience, extreme references and speed résumé would be the three main events at the State Fair Job Fair Olympics ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2010

    Race to the Top: Union opts out of Phase 2 in beef with education commissioner Dwight Jones

    Education commissioner Dwight Jones's op-ed got poor grades from the CEA.​Update, 1:30 p.m., April 15: This blog, originally published yesterday afternoon, has been updated to reflect the comments of Education Commissioner Dwight Jones. A union that represents 40,000 teachers in Colorado is a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2010

    Hackers break into UFCW Local 7 system, send message attacking new president Kim Cordova

    Not every UFCW Local 7 member is a big Kim Cordova fan.​As documented in Melanie Asmar's December feature "Can a Mild-Mannered Grocery Clerk Solve the Grocery Workers' Labor Strife?," United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 has been rocked by a power struggle between supporters of previous ... More >>

  • News

    December 3, 2009

    Can a mild-mannered bakery clerk solve the grocery workers' labor strife?

    Not every UFCW Local 7 member is a big Kim Cordova fan.​As documented in Melanie Asmar's December feature "Can a Mild-Mannered Grocery Clerk Solve the Grocery Workers' Labor Strife?," United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 has been rocked by a power struggle between supporters of previous ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 13, 2009

    Who is the city laying off to balance its budget?

    ​Today marks the last day of work for 176 city employees who were laid off in order to help close a $160 million gap in Denver's budget. (Read this Denver Post story by reporter Christopher Osher for more.) Most of the layoffs -- the equivalent of 108.5 positions -- occurred in two city depa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 23, 2009

    Read the letter from a King Soopers exec threatening a lockout if union workers strike Safeway

    ​Yesterday, in the wake of a negotiating breakdown between Safeway and United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7, King Soopers employees were given a letter attributed to Dave Savage, vice president of retail operations for the firm. The document accuses the union of "recklessly pursuing a co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 28, 2009

    Xcel Energy, others accused of OSHA violations in incident that killed five

    ​In October 2007, five employees of RPI Coating Inc. were killed by carbon monoxide generated by a fire at the Cabin Creek Hydro Plant outside Georgetown that's operated by Xcel Energy and Public Service Company of Colorado. Now, a federal grand jury has issued indictments against RPI, Xcel, P ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2009

    Senator Morgan Carroll tries to explain Pinnacol

    Senator Morgan Carroll.​Senator Morgan Carroll, an Aurora Democrat who heads the interim committee looking into the 800-pound gorilla known as Pinnacol Assurance, knows plenty about the enterprise, which the Denver Business Journal describes as a "state political subdivision that operates as a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 23, 2009

    If you're reading this in your pajamas, there may be hope yet

    Psst. Hey lady. Grab your resume. There may be hope for you after all. The number of Colorado companies executing large numbers of jobs at once is falling, the Denver Business Journal reports this morning, a sign that slightly less sucky times may lie ahead: (T)he number of Colorado workers le ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2009

    Grocery-workers union recalls Soopers' first King

    The contract dispute involving workers at King Soopers, Safeway and Albertsons has been quiet of late, with United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Local 7 seeking to maintain member loyalty during this period via releases about, for example, pension reductions that would go into ef ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2009

    It's quiet on the potential grocery store strike or lockout front

    The latest contract extension between King Soopers and workers represented by the United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local #7 expired at midnight on May 30. But as of this writing, at least, nothing much has happened. It's been clear for weeks that neither management nor labor really want a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2009

    Grocery-workers union ratchets up web presence prior to possible strike

    Yesterday, King Soopers employees represented by the United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local No. 7 rejected the chain's latest proposal, laying the groundwork for a potential May 9 strike. Taking such an action in this employment environment is risky, as witnessed by the long lines of folks ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2009

    Source: 23 more layoffs at Clear Channel Denver

    G-Man with Rocky, the Nuggets' mascot. A reliable source reveals that 23 part-time or fulltime employees at Clear Channel Denver were laid off today as part of the San Antonio-based firm's second series of cuts this year. (The number is confirmed by KOA Morning News host Steffan Tubbs on his Twitte ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 31, 2008

    Are unions gunning for Ryan Frazier because of his Amendment 47?

    Has the other shoe finally dropped for up-and-coming Republican Ryan Frazier? The Aurora city councilman made headlines - as well as enemies - for sponsoring the controversial "right to work" ballot measure Amendment 47 this past November, and even though it lost at the polls, unions, many of which ... More >>

  • News

    October 16, 2008

    Ryan Frazier puts his job on the line with Amendment 47

    Has the other shoe finally dropped for up-and-coming Republican Ryan Frazier? The Aurora city councilman made headlines - as well as enemies - for sponsoring the controversial "right to work" ballot measure Amendment 47 this past November, and even though it lost at the polls, unions, many of which ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2007

    Day Five: Wherein I Resolve to Become a Hollywood Script Scab and Man-Whore

    Has the other shoe finally dropped for up-and-coming Republican Ryan Frazier? The Aurora city councilman made headlines - as well as enemies - for sponsoring the controversial "right to work" ballot measure Amendment 47 this past November, and even though it lost at the polls, unions, many of which ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2007

    Job Search

    Has the other shoe finally dropped for up-and-coming Republican Ryan Frazier? The Aurora city councilman made headlines - as well as enemies - for sponsoring the controversial "right to work" ballot measure Amendment 47 this past November, and even though it lost at the polls, unions, many of which ... More >>

  • Goods & Services

    March 25, 2004

    Best Place to Dress for Success

    Men at Work Suits Closet

  • News

    October 16, 2003

    Adding Insult to Injury

    Pinnacol Assurance, the state's largest workers' compensation provider, today boasts healthy profits -- and workers have paid the price.

  • News

    September 11, 2003

    Talking Dirty

    Denver's janitors were being swept aside. Now they're winning respect.

  • News

    December 12, 2002

    Bring It On

    Despite union efforts, Wal-Mart is not a cheer-ocracy.

  • News

    June 27, 2002

    A Healthy Paycheck

    Denver Health may cut services, but its execs won't feel the pain.

  • News

    May 24, 2001

    Language Barrier

    Colorado Central Station Casino takes a hit over an English-only policy.

  • News

    April 5, 2001

    Courting Chaos

    When the workers' compensation appeals system bogged down, judges felt the pain, too.

  • News

    February 8, 2001

    Check-out Time

    The hotel union isn't about to let Denver forget the Adam's Mark.

  • News

    March 9, 2000

    Company Town

    In Pueblo, the iron will of a union has proved tougher than steel.

  • News

    February 17, 2000

    Look for the Union URL

    At the federal supermax, it isn't just the inmates who think management is unfair.

  • News

    February 10, 2000

    Organized Chaos

    The labor movement at Swedish Medical Center could be catching.

  • News

    April 8, 1999

    No Labor Lost

    Ellen Golombek plays rough with the Capitol bosses.

  • News

    August 13, 1998

    Off Limits

    Ellen Golombek plays rough with the Capitol bosses.

  • News

    July 23, 1998

    Janitors in a Conundrum

    A bitter labor dispute envelops the Denver Tech Center.

  • News

    February 5, 1998

    Union Busted

    A young woman gets $200,000 to settle a lawsuit against a union concerning a sexual assault.

  • News

    August 14, 1997

    Up the Organization

    Upstart Jack Hawkins tries to win control of the state AFL-CIO.

  • News

    May 15, 1997

    An Unholy Union

    A young labor organizer was sexually assaulted by a colleague. Was Local 7 to blame?

  • News

    July 11, 1996

    Sorry, Wrong Number

    A young labor organizer was sexually assaulted by a colleague. Was Local 7 to blame?

  • News

    March 28, 1996

    Still Hurting

    Injured workers have borne the brunt of workers' comp "reform" in Colorado.

  • News

    March 7, 1996

    Labor Pangs

    AFSCME mounts another attempt to unionize Denver city workers.

  • News

    July 26, 1995

    LABOR PAINS

    AN EX-LAWYER FOR THE TEAMSTERS HAS A CAR WINDOW BLOWN OUT BY A PIPE BOMB.

  • News

    October 19, 1994

    THE BIG HURT

    TRUTH IS THE FIRST CASUALTY IN THE POLITICAL WAR OVER AMENDMENT 11.

  • News

    May 11, 1994

    THE CASTLE ON THE HILL

    IT WAS MAN VERSUS MACHINE. AND THE ARISTOCRATS OF LABOR LOST.THE LAST OF THEIR TYPE RESIDENTS OF THE UNION PRINTERS HOME LEAVE A LASTING IMPRESSION.

  • News

    May 4, 1994

    MINDING THE STORE

    THEY DON'T MAKE BOMBS ANYMORE AT ROCKY FLATS. BUT THE PLANT IS AS DANGEROUS AS EVER.

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