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2023 Denver Municipal Endorsements

The Denver Area Labor Federation (DALF) represents over 60,000 working Coloradans, through over 114 affiliated unions. Our membership is diverse and includes everyone from teachers, firefighters and home care workers to electricians and aerospace workers.  We come together as the Denver Area Labor Federation because we believe in one simple idea: when working people stand together, we can create positive changes for everyone.

DALF votes to endorse candidates based on how they will impact not only our unions, but all working people in the Denver Area. We carefully consider how each candidate will help us fight for a more equal and secure economy where working people can build power, ensure economic justice for themselves and their families, and combat the influence of corporations and wealthy elites.

Voting is our chance as working people to support those who support us.  Who you vote for is your personal decision, but we hope that you will take DALF’s endorsements into consideration as you fill out your ballot.

 

AS OF FEBRUARY 23 2023, THE DENVER AREA LABOR FEDERATION HAS ENDORSED THE FOLLOWING CANDIDATES:

 

City Council District 2: Kevin Flynn

City Council District 3: Jamie Torres

City Council District 4: Tony Pigford

City Council District 5: Amanda Sawyer

City Council District 6: Paul Kashmann

City Council District 7: Flor Alvidrez

City Council District 8: Shontel Lewis

City Council District 9: Candi CdeBaca

City Council District 10: Christopher Hinds

City Council District 11: Stacie Gilmore

City Council At-Large: Sarah Parady and Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez

Auditor: Timothy O’Brien

Clerk and Recorder: Paul López

Mayor: Mike Johnston

 

2023 Denver Municipal Endorsements

Strikes Are Sweeping the Labor Market as Workers Wield New Leverage

18 Oct, 2021

Marcial Reyes could have just quit his job. Frustrated with chronic understaffing at the Kaiser Permanente hospital where he works in Southern California, he knows he has options in a region desperate for nurses.

Instead, he voted to go on strike.

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Strikes Are Sweeping the Labor Market as Workers Wield New Leverage
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Labor Flexes Its Muscle as Leverage Tips from Employers to Workers

18 Oct, 2021

And many of them are either hitting the picket lines or quitting their jobs as a result.

The changing dynamics of the US labor market, which has put employees rather than employers in the driver's seat in a way not seen for decades, is allowing unions to flex their muscle.

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Labor Flexes Its Muscle as Leverage Tips from Employers to Workers
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20 years after mine disaster, Brookwood miners are still fighting for safety

23 Sep, 2021
Twenty years ago today, on a Sunday afternoon in Brookwood, Alabama, 32 coal miners descended 2,000 feet below the ground into the Jim Walter Resources Blue Creek No. 5 Mine for a routine maintenance check.
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20 years after mine disaster, Brookwood miners are still fighting for safety
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AFL-CIO President Shuler on Jobs and the Economy

31 Aug, 2021

AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler discussed the economy and jobs with the Christian Science Monitor. She also reflected on becoming the first woman to lead the union. The organization’s previous president, Richard Trumka, passed away in August 2021.

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AFL-CIO President Shuler on Jobs and the Economy
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Liz Shuler, New AFL-CIO President, Takes Helm Of Labor Federation At Pivotal Moment

26 Aug, 2021

The executive council of the AFL-CIO held a special meeting last week to name their next leader, following the death of the labor federation’s longtime president, Richard Trumka. For the first time in the organization’s history, they chose a woman.

Read More > Liz Shuler, New AFL-CIO President, Takes Helm Of Labor Federation At Pivotal Moment
Liz Shuler, New AFL-CIO President, Takes Helm Of Labor Federation At Pivotal Moment
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Labor Movement’s Priority Legislation Moves Forward on Capitol Hill

25 Aug, 2021

The House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to proceed with President Biden’s $3.5 trillion budget resolution, along with the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.

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Labor Movement’s Priority Legislation Moves Forward on Capitol Hill
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First woman AFL-CIO president hopes her historic election inspires other women

25 Aug, 2021

The first woman to lead the biggest U.S. labor federation wants even more women as decision-makers in a labor movement that is becoming less male and less white.

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First woman AFL-CIO president hopes her historic election inspires other women