What makes a grassroots protest authentically "grassroots"? When is a political rally a genuine expression of citizen concern and not a thinly-veiled front for evil out-of-state interests?
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Follow this topic by RSSPelosi does Denver
Face The State takes you to Denver, where House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was busy touting the President's plan for health care "reform." Plus, a union rep gets hypocritical in his criticism of conservative activists.
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FTS on 1100 KNZZ: SEIU's hypocrisy
FTS managing editor Brad Jones visits with 1100 KNZZ weekend host Rick Wagner. Outside House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's Thursday press conference in Denver, an organizer with the Service Employees International Union calls conservative activists "puppets." He's not too forthcoming with information about himself, however: he'd give only his first name, Mateos.
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Huttner: Conservative protesters are lemmings
July 29, 2009Colorado WINS still silencing its opposition
March 3, 2009
Last March, Colorado WINS banned a Face the State reporter from an organizational meeting. One year later, it looks like not much has changed. At the first annual Colorado WINS lobbying day at the Capitol last week, "non-union Rep." Dave Ohmart, founder of Colorado LOSES, was intimated into silence during a question and answer period with Gov. Bill Ritter.
Right-to-Work opposition funded by out of state dollars
A Face the State Staff Report
June 16, 2008While 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.
New Union Rule Rolls Back Paycheck Protection for Colorado Workers
A Face the State Staff Report
March 26, 2007“Unions favor automatic payroll deductions to collect dues because they know workers would revolt if they have to write a check every month”