Age has a lot to do with the state’s shifting labor force. Plus: Unemployment rate at its highest in 15 months, housing and gas prices up again, labor preps for strikes
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Posted inCartoons
“What’d I Miss?”: Writers, actors, strikes — and AI
In “What’d I Miss?” Ossie and Myra do the math on the Hollywood writers and actors strikes, and make the connection to issues surrounding AI.
Posted inCulture
President and CEO at Central City Opera out in the middle of the company’s summer festival
The opera company’s board hired Pamela Pantos to the role in February 2022. She left the organization after a monthslong labor dispute between arts workers and management.
Posted inBusiness
Workers at several Colorado Starbucks stores join nationwide strike as company, unions remain at odds
Monday’s one-day strike was meant to draw attention to LGBTQ+ causes and a lack of progress in contract negotiations
Posted inOutdoors
Vail Resorts declines voluntary recognition of Crested Butte lift mechanics union, forcing a formal election
Crested Butte Mountain Resort ski patrollers were among the first to form a union in the 1970s. Now the ski area’s lift crew is seeking to unionize as part of a resort labor renaissance
Posted inEconomy
What’s Working: Welcome to summer 2023 travel season, as airlines and labor issues collide
Pilots are picketing, airlines are hiring. What that means for summer travel. Plus: Colorado and the debt ceiling, job complications, more!
Posted inOutdoors
Crested Butte Mountain Resort lift mechanics unanimously vote to form union
The lift maintenance crew at the Vail Resorts-owned ski area in Mount Crested Butte is the second in the nation to unionize and part of a growing labor movement in the resort industry
Posted inOutdoors
Loveland Ski Area patrollers, paramedics seek to unionize in push for better wages
If successful, Loveland would join a growing list of ski areas with unionized patrollers in Colorado’s consolidating resort industry
Posted inEconomy
What’s Working: Colorado’s unemployment rate dropped, but so did the number of people in the workforce
Businesses added jobs, but more people left the job market in December. Plus: Colorado leads highest increase in gas prices, readers share annoying inflation interactions, and more!
Posted inOpinion Columns
Opinion: Labor has made gains in Colorado, but there’s more to do
It is our privilege to represent and advocate on behalf of some of the hardest working, diverse, and engaged Coloradans in the state. As representatives of the Colorado Education Association, the Service Employees International Union, and the Colorado AFL-CIO, we know firsthand the commitment and tenacity of our members. Our members provide healthcare and education, […]