Coloradans spent an average of $850 more last month due to inflation, according to one estimate. Plus: CSU researchers say housing prices need to drop 32% for affordability, Starbucks closes unionized store, more!
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Opinion: Labor-movement wins are a home run for workers, but the game isn’t over
Let’s take the lead on labor policies that empower hardworking Coloradans and grow the middle class
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Starbucks workers allege retaliation for union efforts at Colorado stores
What’s Working: This is a segment of our weekly What’s Working column. Read the full column. >> Sign up for the newsletter Since Jan. 1, workers at nearly two dozen companies have filed for the right to be represented, including caregivers at The Bridge at Longmont assisted living to tree trimmers at Asplundh Tree Expert […]
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What’s Working: Coloradans feel inflation’s pain, make compromises on food and travel
Colorado’s 2022 began with grocery store employees at King Soopers from Colorado Springs to Denver voting to strike. Workers did, gained a ton of public support and ended up with a new contract that will lift pay for some workers by $5 an hour in the next three years. It was the start of what’s […]
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Superior Starbucks to become the first Colorado location to unionize
This article first published on Rocky Mountain PBS. By Alison Berg, Rocky Mountain PBS SUPERIOR — After a vote on Friday, the Starbucks on Rock Creek Circle in Superior became the first location in Colorado to unionize its workers. Of the 29 employees in the store, 15 cast a ballot, with 12 in support, two […]
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What’s Working: Colorado gets closer to pre-pandemic economy as jobless rate falls to 3.7%
Colorado’s unemployment rate is back down to 3.7%, which is where the state was halfway between the Great Recession and the first cases of COVID-19. This implies that people are going back to traditional jobs, perhaps lured by higher wages or employers’ increasing flexibility to allow work-from-home options. But, keep in mind, these numbers don’t […]
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What’s Working: Follow the money to find where more Colorado jobs are
If you hear about a company that has raised a bunch of money from investors, be on the lookout for lots of job openings. That’s the case at tech-climate startup Project Canary, which recently announced it raised $111 million from investors. It was the second round of investment (its first round last year was much […]
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What’s Working: Rising rents and other costs outpace wage gains in Colorado
January was a big month for the worker, as the state’s minimum wage increased, King Soopers employees approved a contract to boost pay between $2 to $5 this year, and employers are still hunting for more help. But while wages have been increasing — Colorado’s average pay reached $33.28 an hour in December, up 8.2% […]
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Meet the robots and other contraptions making Colorado’s recycling more efficient
Clarke may be a little stiff, but he picks out milk and juice cartons from a pile of moving trash better than any man or woman at the Altogether Recycling plant in Adams County. The discriminating robot, named after sci-fi icon Arthur C. Clarke, can also work all day and night, if necessary. In another […]
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Colorado’s largest recycling company — finally — will be able to recycle Starbucks and other coffee cups
Alpine Waste & Recycling, Colorado’s largest recycling company, has figured out what to do with the perfect cup of coffee: Recycle it. Starting as early as Oct. 1, the company will begin picking up paper cups from coffee shops and household customers and transport them to a Wisconsin mill for proper recycling. The deal makes […]