According to reports filed with the U.S. Department of Labor, over the past two years the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 union spent more than $150,000 of its budget on “entertainment” that included season tickets to Denver Broncos home games.
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November 3, 2008Segment 3 - Shady characters at UFCW Local 7
7:23 minutes (3.34 MB)
FTS staff writer Rachel Boxer has some disconcerting news about the former associate general counsel of the United Food and Commercial Workers' Union, Local 7. Also, the president of that same union has been paying his son and daughter some hefty salaries; do the hard-working members of the UFCW approve of such nepotism? More >
Segment 2 - 'Card check' legislation and the U.S. Senate race
9:44 minutes (4.39 MB)
Barbara Comstock of the Workforce Fairness Institute discusses the curiously named Employee Free Choice Act, which would do away with secret-ballot elections in workplaces considering "union shop" status. More >
Union chief clears $430k in 2007 for self, two children
A Face the State Staff Report
October 31, 2008
Ernest Duran, president of the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7, paid himself and two of his children combined salaries of over $430,000 in 2007.
Local 7's Starnes sees continued fallout after using racial slur
A Face the State Staff Report
October 30, 2008
It’s been a bad week for DeAngelo Starnes, the former associate general counsel for the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 union. He lost his job, had a complaint filed against him alleging he is not licensed to practice law in Colorado and was skewered on the front page of Tuesday's Denver Post.
"The Buzz" on Newstalk 1310 KFKA, 10/20 - The SD 19 race, and big union money
October 20, 2008
Face The State managing editor Brad Jones visits with Newstalk 1310 KFKA's Amy Oliver. In the race for state Senate in Senate District 19, what are voters to make of recent revelations regarding the Democrat candidate's past? And what impact is a huge infusion of union money having there?
FTS Weekend Edition, 10/18
39:15 minutes (15.75 MB)
On this week's Face The State Weekend Edition: A look at Gov. Ritter's impact on Colorado politics, liberal non-profits revealed, and a closer look at political advertising. Plus, FTS writer Rachel Boxer on labor unions' legislative priorities. More >
Election battle could set stage for more aggressive labor lobby in 2009
A Face the State Staff Report
October 15, 2008Colorado’s Labor Peace Act has created a kind of harmony between organized labor and business owners for the past 65 years, but recent political maneuvers by business leaders and union activists threaten to dismantle the old law.
As Jeffco TABOR notice proves, the truth hurts
A Face the State Staff Report
October 13, 2008Language in the Jefferson County election guide about question 3A, a 4.4 mill levy increase, caused a firestorm this morning as the school district scrambled to deflect blame and point the finger at the man responsible for the sabotage.
10/13: WINS exploits tragedy
1:30 minutes (1.38 MB)
Colorado WINS, the big state employees’ union, feels your pain. Oh, you didn’t know? Our state’s in crisis, and they’re the only ones who can save us. More >
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