9to5 Colorado Celebrates the End of the Legislative Session

18 Jun 9to5 Colorado Celebrates the End of the Legislative Session

Posted at 12:58h in Colorado by Jenn Rivera

Saturday, June 8th, 9to5 Colorado hosted a Legislative Debrief & Celebration highlighting the hard work and wins from the 2019 legislative session. Community is what makes all the work possible and we’re so grateful to have been able to see so many friendly faces. We...

17 Jun Job Announcement – 9to5 Colorado Paid Leave Canvasser Position

Posted at 14:00h in Colorado, Jobs & Interships, Uncategorized by Jenn Rivera

Paid Leave Canvasser Position Based in the Denver Metro Area, Colorado Position Description 9to5 Colorado, a grassroots membership organization which works to strengthen women's ability to achieve economic justice, is hiring a canvasser to support the paid leave organizer in their organizing efforts with the CO...

25 Jan Colorado’s Fight For Affordable Transit Continues

Posted at 21:40h in 9to5 in the News, Colorado, Media Coverage by Olivia Chalkley

Hear Jenee Donelson, 9to5 Transit Organizer, speak about RTD's backwards priorities on a recent Colorado Public Radio story! 9to5 Colorado has been organizing for nearly 4 years to push public transit authorities to provide riders who make 200% of the poverty line a transit pass that would be 50%...

24 Jan Colorado Minimum Wage Increases to $10.20!

Posted at 21:08h in Colorado, Homepage_featured by Olivia Chalkley

9to5 helped lead the fight to increase the minimum wage because WOMEN make up the majority of minimum wage workers across the country, and Black and Latinx women are significantly over-represented in low-wage work!...

02 Nov Trabajadoras Together

Posted at 18:08h in Colorado, Homepage_featured by Lindsey Challis

On average, Latinas who work full time, year round make only 54 cents to every dollar made by white, non-Hispanic men. I’m the sole provider for myself and my four kids. Why should I have to work two jobs just to earn what a man...

19 Sep MEDIA RELEASE: 9to5 Colorado Leaders and Partner Organizations Take Action for Renters’ Rights & Affordable Housing

Posted at 18:22h in Colorado, Media Releases by Lindsey Challis

Community members from Denver, Aurora, Westminster, and Commerce City will be coming together to participate in the National Renter's Week of Action alongside other affiliates of the Right to the City Homes For All campaign. These impacted community and non-profit organizations behind the following local...

28 Apr MEDIA STATEMENT: 9to5 Celebrates Paid Leave Victory

Posted at 20:20h in Colorado, Media Releases, Uncategorized by Lindsey Challis

The Colorado 2017 Family And Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) Act has passed out of the House! After two previous attempts, this is the first time the widely supported proposal for paid leave has passed out of one of the state legislative chambers....

19 Apr Republican Repeal of ACA Gives $600 billion in Tax Breaks To the Wealthy and Big Corporations

Posted at 03:07h in Colorado by Alex Cardona

DENVER - State Senator Rhonda Fields joined homecare providers, health care advocates, doctors and people who depend on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) for health care on tax day to release a joint report from Americans for Tax Fairness and Health Care for America Now...

10 Apr CO Working Families Rally, Testify for FAMLI

Posted at 15:42h in Colorado, Media Releases by Alex Cardona

Friday, April 7, 2017 Contact: Katie Reinisch, 303-653-1009, katie@progressive-promotions.com Neha Mahajan, 303-628-0925, neha@9to5.org Tuesday at Noon: Working Families Rally, Testify for FAMLI DENVER - Midday Tuesday, the CO FAMLI coalition -- a diverse group of business owners, health professionals, women and children’s advocates, worker organizations and community members -- will...

31 Mar 9to5 Supports New FAMLI Bill Creating Paid Family And Medical Leave Insurance for Caregivers

Posted at 17:22h in Colorado, Media Releases by Shara Smith

9to5 Colorado welcomes the introduction of the Family And Medical Leave Insurance Act (FAMLI) which will enable employees to stay afloat financially while caring for their health and their families and also protect businesses’ ability to retain reliable, productive workers....