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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...

Oregon legislative employees' historic union vote could pave way for nation

Oregon's state legislative employees made history by becoming the first in the nation to unionize, and labor experts are predicting it...

9 stories making headlines this week

The Colorado College Board of Trustees recently approved the naming of an entrance and study lounge in the Charles L. Tutt Library in...

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...

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...

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...

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...