Election battle could set stage for more aggressive labor lobby in 2009

A Face the State Staff Report

October 15, 2008

Colorado’s Labor Peace Act has created a kind of harmony between organized labor and business owners for the past 65 years, but recent political maneuvers by business leaders and union activists threaten to dismantle the old law.

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Democracy Alliance memo details Dem plan to "educate the idiots" and target minorities

A Face the State Staff Report

October 1, 2008

In a confidential internal memorandum obtained by Face The State, the Colorado Democracy Alliance outlines a roster of "operatives" who worked for Democratic victory in the 2006 general election. The document outlines specific tasks for various members of the state's liberal infrastructure, including a campaign to "educate the idiots," assigned to the state's AFL-CIO union. Among the operation's intended targets: "minorities, GED's, drop-outs."

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Right-to-Work opposition funded by out of state dollars

A Face the State Staff Report

June 16, 2008

While Amendment 47, a proposed ballot initiative designed to prohibit unions from forcing workers to join a union or pay union dues would protect only Colorado workers, the measure's opponents are relying heavily on out-of-state dollars to fund their campaign, with 76 percent of all funding coming from unions outside Colorado.

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Unions Fill Riesberg’s Campaign Coffers

A Face the State Staff Report

April 4, 2007

In an era when union membership is declining nationally and statewide, State Rep. Jim Riesberg, D-Greeley, is seeing more campaign contributions from union chiefs than ever before.

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