Union-Only Sign in Denver Raises Legal Questions, Political Stakes

by Ben DeGrow | 2:53 pm, April 16, 2008

Face The State features a story today about a Denver construction site that has posted a sign restricting work to union membership:
A sign at a downtown Denver construction site warns, “If you are not currently an active member of a building trades local union, you are NOT allowed to work on this site.”

Picture by Steve [...]

Democratic National Convention | The Spirit of ‘68

by Jon Caldara | 7:16 am, April 10, 2008

Want to relive the revolutionary spirit of 1968 when protesters took to the streets of Chicago during the Democratic National Convention? Glenn Spagnuolo and his organization Recreate ’68 intend to take to the streets of Denver during the 2008 Democratic National Convention to protest the two party system and being sold out by the [...]

Big Labor Has Ritter Running Scared

by Ben DeGrow | 3:53 pm, April 3, 2008

Writing over at Politics West, my Independence Institute colleague Jessica Corry ((no, we didn’t collaborate) calls out Gov. Bill Ritter’s plea for business and labor to get along as one-sided and politically motivated:
A battle over labor issues could cost Ritter and the Democratic Party serious political capital. And with national Democrats coming to Denver this [...]

Ritter Throws Weight Behind Big Labor, Says: “Holster Your Weapons”

by Ben DeGrow | 10:46 am, April 2, 2008

Yesterday we learned that Big Labor has pulled out some more big guns to blast a hole in Colorado’s economy, in the form of five new anti-business ballot initiatives. Supporters of right-to-work – who are well on their way to getting their measure on the ballot – and union bosses – who appear to be [...]

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