Labor Rights

According to the AFL-CIO's "Death on the Job" report, 83 Colorado workers were killed on the job in 2023. The report also highlights national trends and the impact of budget cuts to worker safety agencies, including OSHA.

A proposed state law could cut some tipped employees’ wages in parts of Colorado. The issue is putting restaurant owners and employees on edge.

About a hundred people came out to U.S. Forest Service offices in Glenwood Springs on Thursday, just hours after a judge ordered that federal probationary workers be reinstated. They held signs, waved at honking cars, and worried about the impacts to public lands in the community.

Instead, they want to freeze or slow its growth.

This week on Regional Roundup: the impact of recreation on public lands, immigration law updates, a Moab prom tradition, and a Jackson protest supporting park employees.

Colorado's tipped wage bill faces strong opposition as restaurant owners and employees experience harassment and targeted reviews, creating a tense atmosphere at the state Capitol.

If the Joint Budget Committee — and the rest of the state legislature — doesn’t fund the raises, it would force the union back to the bargaining table.