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Representing Colorado's unions, working class, & the next generation of organizers & union members lighting the way for change in Colorado 🏔️☀️

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Colorado AFL-CIO @coloradoaflcio.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
What you’ve been waiting for 👀 See where and when to come out and support SBWU Colorado workers! See you in the picket line ✊
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Colorado AFL-CIO @coloradoaflcio.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
The money collected in this fundraiser will go directly to the employees of Starbucks on Woodmen and Marksheffel so that they may continue to pay their bills, buy groceries, and meet other financial needs. www.gofundme.com/f/help-suppo...
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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 17/11/2025
Good morning from DAY FIVE of our national ULP strike! We're ready to escalate if we don’t see substantial progress toward finalizing contracts that address pay, hours/staffing & the resolution of 100s of ULPs. RT if you're with us ✊🔥 #NoContractNoCoffee
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Colorado AFL-CIO @coloradoaflcio.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
NO CONTRACT? NO COFFEE!! 🚫☕️ Proud to stand with @sbworkersunited.org workers on the picket lines yesterday, today, and every day until their demands are met. Sign the pledge today! starbucksworkersunited.controlshift.app/petitions/no...
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Colorado AFL-CIO @coloradoaflcio.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
$96 million for 120 days of work. $15/hour for baristas who can’t get enough hours to qualify for benefits. That’s not “the best job in retail.” That’s greed.
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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 13/11/2025
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history. Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Don't Buy Starbucks! At any location, today and beyond, while workers are on ULP strike!
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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 06/11/2025
The shutdown has gone on so long, we've run out of clever ways to say it, so we'll just say it: Federal workers have been locked out or working with no pay for over a month. The Trump admin and their allies in Congress must fund the government and fix the health care crisis NOW.
Graphic with the text "Fund the government. Fix the health care crisis. Put working people first."
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People Who Work @deptofworkers.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Elon Musk spent his year inflicting as much pain as possible on America’s federal workers and breaking the essential services that working people rely on. 
 And now he’s being handed a trillion-dollar paycheck on a silver platter.   Disgusting.
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Colorado AFL-CIO @coloradoaflcio.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Join workers fighting back against FOUR years of union busting to stop @sbworkersunited.org workers from getting a fair contract. Starbuck’s new CEO Brian Niccol makes $95 million a year, a 6666:1 ratio from boss to worker pay. starbucksworkersunited.controlshift.app/events/color...
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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 03/11/2025
Have you checked to see what your Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium will be for 2026? Did you get sticker shock? Help us spread the word that we’re facing a health care crisis. Post a picture of your increase! #PostYourPremium
Graphic with the title "Post Your Premium," and the following text: "1. Check to see if your state has its own website or uses healthcare.gov. 2. If your state has its own website, look for an option to preview plans or get a quick quote. 3. If your state uses healthcare.gov, go to the "see plans and prices" page. 4. Answer the questions to get a quote for 2026. 5. Post a screenshot on social media, and show the increase or add a message about how your 2026 rate compares with your 2025 rate. Include the hashtag #PostYourPremium."
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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 04/11/2025
Even as the news is flooded with families devastated to discover their health premiums are doubling or tripling - bills they simply can’t afford - the Trump admin is still refusing to extend the ACA tax breaks. Tell Trump and his allies in Congress: stop the health care crisis!
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CALL: Stop the Shutdown and the Cuts to Working Families
The federal government is shutting down because the Trump administration chose chaos and pain over responsible governing. Countless jobs, the essential government services we all rely on and the econ...
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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 05/11/2025
Last night, voters across the country sent a clear message: when candidates stand with workers, they win. And these wins were just the beginning - we will continue to take back our country from the billionaire CEOs who control our economy and our lives. aflcio.org/press/releas...
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AFL-CIO: 'When Candidates Stand with Workers, They Win'
November 5, 2025
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AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler issued the following statement on the 2025 election results:
Last night, voters across the country sent a clear message: When candidates stand with workers, they win. For too long, politicians have chased billionaire donors instead of listening to the workers who teach our children and care for our sick, build infrastructure and operate machines, harvest food and stock shelves, and keep us safe and power our essential services. The candidates who earned voters' trust focused on making life more affordable, creating good jobs and restoring the dignity of work. From city halls to statehouses across the country, workers elected leaders who will help us build an economy for the people, not the billionaire bosses.
For months leading up to Election Day, union volunteers worked tirelessly to drive big wins for pro-worker, pro-democracy leaders and initiatives across the country. In New York, California, Virginia, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, union members rallied their communities to elect the candidates who will tackle the cost of living, raise wages, create good union jobs and protect our freedoms.
We don't need to wait for lengthy post-mortems on this election to understand what happened last night. At the doors and on the phones, workers told us the same thing we hear at jobsites and in union halls across the country: People want leaders who will stand up for us, focus on the issues we care most about, deliver real solutions that support working people and protect our democracy. And yesterday's victories were just the beginning. We will continue to take back our country from the billionaire CEOs who control our economy and our lives. From now until Election Day 2026, the labor movement will run an unprecedented ground game to engage millions of workers about what's at stake in next year's elections and the path to a better future for our families.
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Colorado Democrats 🇺🇸 @coloradodems.org · 05/11/2025
Colorado sent a clear message tonight: no child should ever have to learn on an empty stomach. While Republicans in Washington play politics with our families, our food and our health care, Colorado is stepping up, keeping Healthy School Meals for All alive for 600,000 kids.
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Colorado AFL-CIO @coloradoaflcio.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
All workers deserve safety, fair wages, and dignity on the job. Today, we joined Casa Bonita United on their picket line. Proud to stand with these and all workers in the fight for worker justice ✊
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Colorado AFL-CIO @coloradoaflcio.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Casa Bonita workers are on strike! Sign their petition actionnetwork.org/petitions/i-...
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I Support the Casa Bonita Performers!
Tell Casa Bonita leadership that you stand with these workers as they seek a fair contract guaranteeing a safe workplace and sustainable working conditions.
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The Labor Radio Podcast Network @laborradionet.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
The latest @coloradoaflcio.bsky.social Labor Exchange goes live at 6:00 PM Mountain Time on 88.5 FM and 1390 AM. Tune in at kgnu.org/listen #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod
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Hunger Free Colorado @hungerfree.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
🛑 USDA has informed states they can’t issue Nov. SNAP benefits while the government is shutdown, so Nov. benefits are currently on hold. 🚨 The federal Administration should fulfill its obligation to feed families and use its SNAP contingency reserves. 📢 Learn more: bit.ly/co_snapupdates
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Colorado AFL-CIO @coloradoaflcio.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
This weekend, our Young Worker Community Organizer Len Harris MC’ed the Denver No Kings protest, part of the largest protest in American history. We are proud to stand with millions of American workers to proudly pronounce NO KINGS ✊
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Colorado AFL-CIO @coloradoaflcio.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Union strong, democracy strong. Working people deserve a say — not rule by kings. Stand with us on Oct 18th in Denver — march + fair, 12–4 PM.
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Colorado AFL-CIO @coloradoaflcio.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Denver Art Museum workers need you to take action! After more than a year of bargaining, they’re still fighting for fair pay, reasonable workloads, and basic dignity at work. actionnetwork.org/letters/show...
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Show your support for Denver Art Museum workers!
The Denver Art Museum’s staff make it the vibrant cultural institution we all love — but after more than a year of bargaining, they’re still fighting for fair pay, reasonable workloads, and basic dign...
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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 13/10/2025
Indigenous Peoples’ Day is a time to celebrate those who first called this land home. America’s unions recognize the struggles and tragedies they have endured, and we honor the many indigenous communities and cultures that have contributed to the story of our labor movement.
Indigenous Peoples’ Day | AFL-CIO
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Colorado AFL-CIO @coloradoaflcio.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
Last week, we held our 35th biannual Constitutional Convention where delegates representing the wide and diverse membership came together to make important decisions on the future of the labor movement.
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Colorado AFL-CIO @coloradoaflcio.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
SOLIDARITY with the teachers of District 11 Colorado Springs Education Association ✊❤️ All students deserve: safer schools, brighter futures, and classrooms where they can thrive—free from political agendas.
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Colorado AFL-CIO @coloradoaflcio.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Friends of Labor: Please join us this Thursday, Oct 9th, from 5:30-7:30 pm on Auraria Campus in the Student Commons Building (ACAD) room 1600 as we celebrate and launch a new coalition dedicated to making labor education more accessible.
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Colorado AFL-CIO @coloradoaflcio.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Solidarity with Casa Bonita United during their election ✊
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Colorado AFL-CIO @coloradoaflcio.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Proud to join @sbworkersunited.org at their practice picket today ✊ Starbucks workers are ready to strike for their contract. Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol makes 6,666x what a worker makes. These closures aren’t about boycotting, they’re about suppressing unions.
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Colorado AFL-CIO @coloradoaflcio.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
The Trump admin is holding our country hostage with a reckless shutdown if Congress doesn’t make even bigger cuts to health care—on top of the radical Medicaid cuts in the Big, Ugly Bill. It needs to fund the government and fix the health care crisis now.
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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 30/09/2025
It would take Starbucks just 1 day of sales to finalize fair union contracts for over 12,000 workers. JUST ONE DAY. Tell Starbucks you stand with union baristas. Sign the No Contract No Coffee pledge! bit.ly/NoContractNoCoffee bsky.app/profile/sbwo...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Remember: Undocumented immigrants pay billions of dollars in taxes every year. They pay into government funded healthcare programs, but can't access them except in case of emergency. Emergency Medicaid spending accounted for less than 1% of total Medicaid spending in 2023.
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Colorado AFL-CIO @coloradoaflcio.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
We are proud to stand in unwavering solidarity with organizing IATSE workers at NRG Services in New Mexico ✊ @iatse.bsky.social
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The Labor Radio Podcast Network @laborradionet.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
This week's @coloradoaflcio.bsky.social Labor Exchange goes on the air at 6:00 PM Mountain on KGNU 88.5 FM and 1390 AM. Listen at kgnu.org/listen #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod
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Colorado AFL-CIO @coloradoaflcio.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
Thank you @crow.house.gov and @joeneguse.bsky.social for hosting Labor Roundtables yesterday! It is critical that labor have a seat at the table, so we appreciate these important conversations.
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Colorado AFL-CIO @coloradoaflcio.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Health care costs are about to explode. Unless Congress acts, more than 90% of people enrolled in ACA health plans—over 22 million people who receive premium tax credits to make their coverage more affordable—will face out-of-pocket premium increases averaging more than 75%.
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Colorado Times Recorder @coloradotimesrecorder.com · 03/09/2025
“D11 teachers are going on strike this fall because our Board of Education is full of anti-union, anti-teacher and anti-student members,” said educator and Colorado Springs Education Association (CSEA) member Sam Farnham. coloradotimesrecorder.com/2025/09/teac...
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Teachers Tease Strike at CO Springs Labor Day Event
Hundreds of protesters lined the sidewalk in front of Colorado Springs City Hall this Labor Day as part of the Workers over Billionaires rally organized by 50501 Colorado Springs, Indivisible...
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The Labor Radio Podcast Network @laborradionet.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Today's @coloradoaflcio.bsky.social Labor Exchange goes out at 6:00 PM Mountain on KGNU 88.5 FM and 1390 AM. Hear it at kgnu.org/listen #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod
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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 15/09/2025
Congratulations to all the workers who made last night’s #Emmys2025 awards happen, and the union members whose talent and hard work on screen and off made this year’s incredible nominated television productions possible!
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Department for Professional Employees, AFL-CIO @dpeaflcio.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
We need the Protect America's Workforce Act, which would restore the union rights of VA employees and others in the federal government who have been targeted by President Trump. federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-news...
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Labor unions urge Veterans Affairs to restore collective bargaining rights
A coalition of the VA’s various unions argued that removing collective bargaining rights has interfered with mission delivery and decimated employee morale.
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Colorado AFL-CIO @coloradoaflcio.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
This month we honor the power and resilience Latino workers bring to the workforce everyday. And particularly in our current political environment, commit to fight for and protecting the safety and dignity of every Latino and immigrant worker. ¡Sí de puede!
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Colorado AFL-CIO @coloradoaflcio.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
Thanks to everyone that joined our labor history bike tour through downtown Denver yesterday! Denver is a union town!
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Colorado AFL-CIO @coloradoaflcio.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Labor Day vibes ✊✨ Across the country yesterday, America's unions stood up, spoke out and fought for ALL working people, because everyone deserves freedom, fairness and security.
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The Labor Radio Podcast Network @laborradionet.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
A new episode of @coloradoaflcio.bsky.social Labor Exchange goes on the air at 6:00 PM Mountain on KGNU 88.5 FM and 1390 AM. Tune in at kgnu.org/listen #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod
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Trisha Calvarese @trisha4co.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Proud to support all the workers that make our country run! #colorado #co #union #unionstrong @coloradoaflcio.bsky.social
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The NewsGuild-CWA @newsguild.org · 01/09/2025
Happy Labor Day! ✊📰 Across the country, NewsGuild members are winning strong contracts, fighting layoffs and building power on the job. Our victories this year prove what happens when journalists and media workers stand together. Solidarity today and every day. 💪
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Colorado AFL-CIO @coloradoaflcio.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
Happy Labor Day! Today, we celebrate the workers who make America run and make our labor movement unstoppable. We’ll keep fighting so ALL working people get the freedom, fairness and security they need and deserve. Thank you to all our partners and allies who attended our Labor Day BBQ last week!
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National Employment Law Project @nelp.org · 29/08/2025
This #LaborDayWeekend, we honor the #workers who make our homes, families, and communities stronger. Among them are the nation’s three million home care workers—the majority women, people of color, and immigrants—who provide essential care to older adults and people with disabilities.
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Colorado AFL-CIO @coloradoaflcio.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
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Colorado AFL-CIO @coloradoaflcio.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
This special session, corporate Dems won big for corporations and big tech by delaying the implementation of a AI protection law. We will never stop fighting against AI discrimination and overreach in housing, employment and education ✊
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Colorado AFL-CIO @coloradoaflcio.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Call your state representative and senator today and tell them to vote NO on House Bill 1008, the tech giant and venture capitalist bill, and vote YES on Senate Bill 4, the AI sunshine act
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Colorado AFL-CIO @coloradoaflcio.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Stop the Tech Giant Power Grab! NO on Lindstedt/Carter Bill actionnetwork.org/letters/stop...
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