After intensive community canvassing, surveying, and organizing 9to5 Colorado has released their transit report titled “Left at the Station: A Civil Rights perspective on Transit Justice in the Front Range.”
9to5 Colorado member Shelby Ramirez shares her FMLA story with over 16,000 listeners, who called in to a national tele-townhall to discuss fair pay, paid family and medical leave, paid sick days and affordable child care.
When my EITC refund came in 1996, it was worth nearly $1,900. I had never seen so much money before in my life. I was finally able to pay off the electric bill, and I used $800 to buy a car — a used Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme. To me, that car was a Mercedes.
The temperature had dropped well below zero at 5:45 a.m. on Dec. 5. But that did not deter the group of 75 bundled-up fast-food workers and their supporters.
In 2013-2014, 9to5 Colorado conducted surveys, canvassed, held community meetings, petition drives, and organizing campaigns with residents along the West Corridor in an effort to prioritize community needs and advocate …
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This raise will put a little more money in the pockets of Colorado’s low-wage workers so that they can spend on essentials like food, utilities and repairs — purchases that will help their families and our local economy.
Almost 80% of respondents from 9to5’s outreach along the newly opened W line could not afford to purchase a bus pass at the current cost of $80 to $140 a month. Sign the petition–join our call for an income based EcoPass!
Join 9to5 and We Belong Together in lifting women’s voices to ensure that women don’t get left out of the immigration reform conversation.
“Freedom and justice cannot be parceled out in pieces to suit political convenience. I don’t believe you can stand for freedom for one group of people and deny it to others.” – Mrs. Coretta Scott King
The 2013 Legislative Session has just wrapped up in Colorado, and we have a lot to celebrate! Check out the post to see some of the major wins for working women and their families.
