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Here at #FairWorkweek hearing with sponsors starting us off strong - @SerenaForCO explains that single parents & working parents are left with a CPS call when they don't have predictable work schedules to pick their kids up

Unstable schedules impact 400k Coloradans #copolitics
@SerenaForCO reminds us corporate lobbyists are out numbering us.

@EmilyForCO "We are here today to address unpredictable hours... which means unpredictable pay... 1/3rd of workers in Colorado who are in the most impacted sectors - couldn't cover an emergency" #copolitics
"we continue to create communities where workers can thrive... studies show that fair scheduling builds trust for employees and employers" #copolitics

"workers who have a say in their schedule are more productive" says @EmilyForCO
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Actual Building Trades Rep here, and NOPE. Couldn’t be more wrong.

Canceling Student Debt Would Be an Insult to Trade Workers – Reason.com reason.com/2021/05/05/mik…
First of all, this is a blatantly obvious “divide-and-conquer” tactic.

In the best of worlds, trade workers got to benefit from apprenticeship programs that function off an “earn while you learn,” model. ALL trade workers & workers in every other industry should also have this.
Second, if we had continued taxing corporations at the same rate they were being taxed when we started developing our public university and post-secondary systems, we would *STILL* have plenty of revenue to pay for the education of our children.
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