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boulderareaunions.bsky.social @boulderareaunions.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
As was said by the rebels who started this form of government "We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness—-
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boulderareaunions.bsky.social @boulderareaunions.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
ICE out now!
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Liz Shuler @lizshuler.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Starbucks @sbworkersunited.org baristas at corporate stores are making their voices heard: they’re tired of corporate greed, union-busting and stalling. It was so empowering to join them on the picket line. Keep standing strong together in solidarity — when we fight, we win!
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boulderareaunions.bsky.social @boulderareaunions.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
BALC stands in solidarity with our union siblings at Casa Bonita United. In this supposedly progressive state, why do we have to fight so hard for basic workers rights?! www.instagram.com/casabonitaun...
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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 30/10/2025
What would happen to your family if you were forced to work for over a month *without* pay? That’s what many federal workers are experiencing right now. Enough is enough. Fund the government. Fix the health care crisis. Put working people first. bit.ly/4ovmkjK
Graphic with bold text over the image of the Capitol building, reading "Fund the Government. Fix the Health Care Crisis. Put Working People First." Below is the logo of the AFL-CIO.
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boulderareaunions.bsky.social @boulderareaunions.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Here's an easy differentiator when choosing your next Boulder City Council. Cutting wages for tipped workers is a bad idea. And yet so many Boulder underpaid workers can't even vote in Boulder, having been pushed out, counting on every one else to vote right! boulderreportinglab.org/2025/10/19/b...
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Boulder's election could decide future pay for tipped workers
Some city council candidates want to increase the “tip credit,” letting employers count more of workers’ tips toward the city’s minimum wage.
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Judi Gunn (Out of cute names RN) @judigunn.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Thank you! Please be safe.
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boulderareaunions.bsky.social @boulderareaunions.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Big day for workers today! Boulder County Employees Union speaks out about how important it is to have basic union protections, how good wages don't have to translate to budget cuts.
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Boulder County Employees Union @bouldercountyemployees.org · 12/10/2025
They’ve been missing in action at the bargaining table. Time to show up and be heard. Register to join us at the Boulder County Commissioners' public 2026 budget hearing on Tue, October 14 at 1:00 PM on the 3rd floor at 1325 Pearl St in Boulder. #BCEU #CWA #ProtectAllWorkers
Loree Dedic, a union organizer for BCEU and a Public Works employee, is wearing glasses and smiling.
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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Chicago Teachers Union @ctulocal1.bsky.social
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boulderareaunions.bsky.social @boulderareaunions.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
Boulder Areas Labor Council endorses in Boulder and Longmont announced tinyurl.com/BALC-endorsements. Let's get labor advocates in every town!
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Boulder Area Labor Council 2025 Endorsements
The Committee on Political Education (COPE) of the Boulder Area Labor Council is excited to announce our endorsements for Boulder, Broomfield and Longmont.Boulder City CouncilLauren Folkert, Campaign ...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
WGA WRITERS protest abc & disney : “Writers against fascism — this isn’t just about Kimmel, it’s about our ability to say what we want and not be punished by the state… a chilling effect… you don’t capitulate to bullies…” (from @moreperfectunion.bsky.social )
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Texas AFL-CIO @texasaflcio.org · 20/09/2025
“I’m out here fighting for justice, for respect, for better wages. I’ll be out here till we win this fight.” @unitehere.org Local 23 members are on the picket line because one job should be enough! This is the first strike of Texas hotel workers in modern history. ✊🏽
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Elana Levin @levin.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Here's the American Federation of Musicians statement on state censorship of the Jimmy Kimmel show. #Union
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Statement in Response to ABC Taking Jimmy Kimmel Live! Off the Air
American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada President Tino Gagliardi issued the following statement in response to ABC taking Jimmy Kimmel Live!, which employs musicians from…
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Writers Guild of America East @wgaeast.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
The following is a statement from the WGA on ABC’s decision to pull ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’
WGA Statement on ABC's Decision to Pull ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’
The right to speak our minds and to disagree with each other - to disturb, even - is at the very heart of what it means to be a free people. It is not to be denied. Not by violence, not by the abuse of governmental power, nor by acts of corporate cowardice.
As a Guild, we stand united in opposition to anyone who uses their power and influence to silence the voices of writers, or anyone who speaks in dissent. If free speech applied only to ideas we like, we needn't have bothered to write it into the Constitution. What we have signed on to - painful as it may be at times - is the freeing agreement to disagree.
Shame on those in government who forget this founding truth. As for our employers, our words have made you rich.
Silencing us impoverishes the whole world.
The WGA stands with Jimmy Kimmel and his writers.
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boulderareaunions.bsky.social @boulderareaunions.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
BALC endorsement process has begun! We're interviewing candidates in Boulder, Broomfield, Lafayette and Longmont! If you're a union member, join our interviews to help find our local labor advocates! We will announce the week of Sept 22
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boulderareaunions.bsky.social @boulderareaunions.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Blessed to have CBTU walk with us at the Louisville Labor Day Parade, with sister Pat Gibson Johnson leading our rally chants. Nice coverage from Denver7 www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYH5..., featuring President Pettiford of CBTU, also a delegate on BALC. #cbtu #counions
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Michael Podhorzer @mikepod.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
This is literally the largest act of union busting in American history. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/u...
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Trump Orders Have Stripped Nearly Half a Million Federal Workers of Union Rights
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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 31/08/2025
San Diego stands with working families! Join @sdiclaborcouncil.bsky.social and allies on Workers’ Labor Day on Monday for a rally to demand a stop to the billionaire takeover. www.mobilize.us/aflcio/event...
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WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON? - San Diego Labor Day Rally + March · AFL-CIO
## WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON? Are you on the side of striking healthcare workers or healthcare CEOs (ex. Kaiser + UCSD Health) that make millions while slashing care? Are you on the side of hospitality ...
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boulderareaunions.bsky.social @boulderareaunions.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
This is why we can't have nice things. The Sunshine Act SB25-004, which has common sense regulations on AI, is now being totally undermined by Democrats. All because Big Tech doesn't want to be held liable for what they build. Dems, stop selling us to Big Tech. Sign here tinyurl.com/co-sunshine.
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Tell legislators to pass the Colorado AI Sunshine Act
Artificial intelligence is already making decisions about who gets jobs, loans, housing, healthcare, and even who gets policed—and it’s happening in the dark. The A.I. Sunshine Act would require trans...
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boulderareaunions.bsky.social @boulderareaunions.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
Join BALC at Longmont community engagement on raising minimum wage in Longmont, joining the rest of the Boulder County. act.aflcio.org/events/join-...
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Join the Longmont Fishbowl Discussion on Minimum Wage
Please join us to help advocate for improving minimum wage. $14.81 is not a living wage, and Longmont should the regional effort to help put workers first in our community. Community members can par...
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boulderareaunions.bsky.social @boulderareaunions.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
How to read tech speak. "You'll stifle innovation with AI regulation" really means "we don't have a viable biz model so we need to exploit you via your data to make money". Call Colorado House Reps today, no on HB25-1008. Call Senate SB25-04 for a yes vote.
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boulderareaunions.bsky.social @boulderareaunions.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
Spent last few days fighting the robot bosses at state special session, but taking a break for our tour of local labor history in Lafayette. A few spots open, join us at 10a today! mobilize.us/s/WZseUb
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Local Union History Tour - Lafayette Colorado · Boulder Area Labor Council
Join a tour of our forgotten history, of the mining towns in the Lafayette/Louisville area and the UMW (United Mine Workers) union which helped many working families grow and prosper in this region. ...
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boulderareaunions.bsky.social @boulderareaunions.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
Join BALC as we celebrate the fight for workers rights. Colorado was the first state in 1887 to celebrate Labor Day, and we proudly carry on that tradition by participating in the Louisville Labor Day Parade and with a rally of our own at the end. Event info: mobilize.us/s/zFEwbS
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Boulder Area Labor Day: Celebrating Workers Rights since 1887 · Boulder Area Labor Council
Join Boulder Area Labor Council as we celebrate the fight for workers rights. Colorado was the first state in 1887 to celebrate Labor Day, and we proudly carry on that tradition by participating in th...
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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 31/07/2025
On #WorkersLaborDay, we’ll show billionaires who we are and how we fight. We will stand together to speak up and demand better. #WorkersDeserve freedom, fairness and security, and we WILL fight for an economy that works for workers. Join us! workerslaborday.org
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Workers' Labor Day
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boulderareaunions.bsky.social @boulderareaunions.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
While BALC won't do endorsements until after Labor Day, just gotta say, Jake Marsing is saying all the right things, and somebody we're watching closely to shape up to be a local labor advocate.
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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 28/07/2025
We have the votes in Congress to overturn President Trump’s union-busting executive order. As @repcasar.bsky.social said, every member of Congress who supports America’s unions and workers needs to sign the discharge petition to give the Protect America’s Workforce Act a vote.
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Katie Romich @katieromich.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
@joshjohnsoncomedy.bsky.social THANK. YOU. In all caps because you’re so damn good at making us laugh *and* think. And for using your mic to help save us. All hail Josh Johnson.
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boulderareaunions.bsky.social @boulderareaunions.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
Love seeing my union siblings from Alphabet Workers Union standing up for their rights as workers! I miss organizing with you guys, but proud of all the work you're doing https! www.instagram.com/reel/DMIx-eU...
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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
Online voting on Governor Polis’ $28.5M Capitol pedestrian bridge project closes at midnight Monday. I appreciate that he included my commentary opposing the project on his online survey page. www.co150walkway.com/feedback
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Feedback — Colorado 150 Walkway
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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Stacey Sobelman
staceysobelman
ICE is offering a $45,000 SIGNING BONUS plus $100,000 starting salary.
I make $55,000 as a teacher in my 8th year with a Masters.
It was never true that wE dOn'T hAvE eNoUgH mOnEy to pay teachers more. It was always intentional. Education has been INTENTIONALLY defunded for decades because an educated populous is a threat to power. Read the books. Do the work. They are
TERRIFIED of education.
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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
We are honoring #AmazonCrimeDay by supporting a movement to boycott it. Amazon’s profits are built on worker injuries, union busting, and surveillance—and we’re done rewarding their exploitation. We are #BetterThanAmazon. Let’s stand up to the monopoly and its billionaire founder by stepping away.
Poster with two Amazon boxes sitting on top of yellow crime scene tape. 

Text of poster says:

Boycott
Amazon Crime Day
July 8 - 11

Logos of General Strike U.S. and 50501
#BetterThanAmazon
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boulderareaunions.bsky.social @boulderareaunions.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Wishing good luck to the Starbucks workers at Lafayette store for today's union vote! Let's get the Boulder area back to being union strong! #starbucks #1u #unionstrong #tobeapartner
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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 01/07/2025
America's unions cannot overstate the Senate budget reconciliation bill's overwhelming harm for working families. We condemn the Senate Republicans for doubling down on a bill that raises costs, wipes out jobs, and rips health care away from 17 million people. aflcio.org/press/releas...
The AFL-CIO condemned Senate Republicans today for passing a budget reconciliation bill that raises costs on working people, wipes out millions of jobs and rips health care away from 17 million Americans––all to hand billionaires one of the biggest paydays in history. 

In a statement, AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler said: 

“Senate Republicans claimed to stand with working people, then picked our pockets to deliver a nearly $5 trillion gift to billionaires. Every senator who voted for this budget bill chose to make working families poorer, sicker and less safe. 

“Senators had a chance to correct the damage of the House version of the budget, but they’ve doubled down to make this job-killer even worse. While we are relieved that advocacy from the labor movement and allies pulled a dangerous provision on the regulation of artificial intelligence, the overwhelming harm of this reckless bill for working families cannot be overstated. 

“The value of any policy like a temporary tax break on tips or overtime will be more than wiped out by higher health care and energy costs—or worse, the loss of jobs altogether. There are 17 million Americans who will lose their health care, hospitals and nursing homes will close, millions will lose their jobs, and everyone will be forced to pay higher daily costs—all while driving resources to a nasty mass deportation effort that will disrupt the country’s workforce across industries and lead to more layoffs for everyone.

“The House of Representatives has one last chance to stop this job-slashing giveaway to the extremely wealthy from becoming law. We urge members of Congress to reject this gift to billionaires and stand up for working people before it’s too late.”How the Senate Bill Harms Working People:

Rips health care away from 17 million people and eliminates 600,000 care jobs, forcing over 300 rural hospitals to close their doors.
Spikes health care costs for people with employment-based insurance by nearly $500 per person per year and nearly $2,000 annually for a family of four.
Destroys hundreds of thousands of energy jobs in construction, manufacturing and production, and raises energy costs at a moment when working-class households are already struggling.
Slashes food assistance for nearly 3 million Americans, and slashes at least 140,000 jobs in food processing facilities, school cafeterias, grocery stores, and farms by cutting billions in SNAP funding.
Threatens an estimated 1.75 million construction jobs and over 3 billion work hours, which translates to $148 billion in lost annual wages and benefits.
Adds $155 billion in funding for President Trump’s mass deportation agenda to increase raids that target immigrant workers, throw members of our communities and our unions in detention, and rip families apart.
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Social Security Works @socialsecurityworks.org · 30/06/2025
1 in 4 nursing homes say they will be forced to close if Republicans pass Trump’s Big Ugly Bill. Call 202-224-3121 and urge your Congressman and Senator to "Vote NO"!
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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 30/06/2025
The Blackburn/Cruz amendment on AI regulation is not an improvement – in fact, the new “undue or disproportionate burden" language is worse. We urge senators to pass an amendment to strike the state AI provision in full and vote no on this so-called "compromise."
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boulderareaunions.bsky.social @boulderareaunions.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
As the Senate is gearing up to vote on "The Big Awful Bill" soon, let's make sure they hear our voices loud-n-clear. Every single one of them needs to know they need to fight back. No cuts that hurt workers, no cuts to Medicaid & SNAP and definitely do NOT de-regulate AI!! Call now 231-400-0602!
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boulderareaunions.bsky.social @boulderareaunions.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
Join the Solidarity Sip-In to show community support for the Starbucks baristas in prep for their election day! 3p-6p today, at the 287 and South Boulder Rd Starbucks. Visit the store, order a drink made "Union Strong," and voice your support for their fight! President Beatty is aiming for 5p.
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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 20/06/2025
Workers should be making the decisions about AI in their workplace, not big tech CEOs. We urge the Senate to remove the reckless provision in the budget bill that would ban states from passing or enforcing AI laws that protect workers for the next decade.
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Unions, Dems oppose GOP AI regulation freeze
The AFL-CIO is leading more than 25 unions in opposing a provision in the Republican reconciliation bill that would withhold broadband funds from states.
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boulderareaunions.bsky.social @boulderareaunions.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Happy Juneteenth! Honor this day by going out and making some necessary trouble.
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boulderareaunions.bsky.social @boulderareaunions.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Appreciating all the work put on by Colorado Foundation for Universal Healthcare to move forward a better plan, saving money and saving more lives. Happy to hear emphasis on working with Labor. Our Rep Mccormick from Longmont did excellent work here. #co4uhc
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boulderareaunions.bsky.social @boulderareaunions.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Governor Polis plans to VETO the Worker Protection Act. Statement from Dennis Dougherty, co-chair of Colorado Worker Rights United and @coloradoaflcio executive director
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boulderareaunions.bsky.social @boulderareaunions.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
The Colorado House just heard the Worker Protection Act! This bill is a fair shot at strong unions and an economy that works for all of us. Governor Polis, sign this bill & stand with the workers who power our economy every day. #coleg
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boulderareaunions.bsky.social @boulderareaunions.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Local Mayday events! May 1st, 3p-5pm Mayday Rally for Workers & Immigration Rights @ Colorado State Capitol. Mariachi band, food trucks and a march to boot! www.instagram.com/p/DIl5gaKRZB...
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May Day Strong: Protecting Federal Workers · May Day Strong
May Day Strong! Protest of Trump policies that hurt working Americans, including those employed by the federal science agencies in Boulder. We are demanding a country that puts our families over bill...
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boulderareaunions.bsky.social @boulderareaunions.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Local Mayday events! May 1st, 11a-1pm NOAA in Boulder. Another 50501 event, BALC president (me), Mayor Brockett, Councilmember Nicole Speer and DA Michael Doughtery slated to talk along with local workers. www.mobilize.us/mayday/event...
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May Day Strong: Protecting Federal Workers · May Day Strong
May Day Strong! Protest of Trump policies that hurt working Americans, including those employed by the federal science agencies in Boulder. We are demanding a country that puts our families over bill...
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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 25/04/2025
We commend the court for recognizing the Trump administration’s executive order stripping collective bargaining rights for what it was: illegal, retaliatory union-busting. We won’t rest until this illegal order is struck down once and for all. aflcio.org/press/releas...
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boulderareaunions.bsky.social @boulderareaunions.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Boulder Area Labor Council will honor MLK Jr's legacy by continuing to fight for our human rights, our rights to thrive in communities that care for ALL people's.
MLK junior quote the labor movement was the principal force that transformed misery and despair into hope and progress.
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