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Political Workers Guild Calls for the Official Resignation or Removal of Sen. Sonya Jaquez Lewis

PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release Dec 7, 2024 Contact: PWGColorado@gmail.com ,‪ ‪‬ (720) 465-6060 Senate Steering At-Large, Amanda...

Mar 112 min read

Democratic Leadership Refuses to Engage on Living Wage for Staff

PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release Mar 11, 2024 Contact: PWGColorado@gmail.com Secretary-Treasurer, Hailey Shea McMoore Chair, Drew...

Mar 7, 20221 min read

Salaries may nearly double to $36,000 for Colorado lawmakers’ aides

by Andrew Kenney, CPR News The employees who answer phones, research policy and manage calendars for lawmakers at the statehouse could...

Mar 2, 20222 min read

PWG Colorado Announces Wage and Hour Increases for Legislative Aides

Denver, CO: Last summer, the Political Workers Guild set out two priorities for the next legislative session: full-time employment status...

Mar 28, 20214 min read

Opinion: We’re Colorado legislative aides and political workers. Here’s why we formed a union.

To those concerned that having organized labor so close to seats of power might lead to more pro-worker policies, we say: Good...

Mar 9, 20214 min read

Staffers At The Colorado Capitol Say Low Wages And No Benefits Make Their Jobs ‘Unsustainable’

Ayah Ziyadeh is a veteran of the state Capitol. This is her third session as a legislative aide, making her one of the most senior of the...

Mar 9, 20212 min read

Colorado’s legislative and campaign workers are forming a union

Colorado’s legislative aides, campaign workers and organizers are determined to change the rules – and not just those that affect the...

Mar 9, 20213 min read

Legislative aides at the state Capitol to unionize

Legislative aides, campaign workers and political organizers are forming their own union, to be known as the Political Workers Guild of...

Mar 9, 20211 min read

House Democratic Leadership Welcomes Political Workers Guild Announcement

Speaker Alec Garnett and Majority Leader Daneya Esgar today released the following statement following the announcement that Colorado...

Mar 9, 20213 min read

Colorado Legislative Aides and Campaign Workers Launch Guild, First of its Kind

Today, legislative aides, campaign workers, and political organizers announced they have formed the Political Workers Guild of Colorado...