Thread by @ProgressNowCO

We’re at the press conference for SB23-111 Protect Public Employees Workers Protections Act! #copolitcs

Jade Kelly is starting us off this morning from @cwa7799 #laborstrong

Jade tells us she can feel the #change for #workers & it’s happening

She says “we need to get the elephant out of the room” #copolitcs twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Jade continues to tell us that the public institutions fail to listen

Staffing shortages
Racism
Transphobia
Retaliation

🚨 this is why we need a YES 🚨 on SB23-111 “we need this bill!”

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Rep. Rodriguez breaks down the bill & why it is so important #copolitcs

He says “people want to work & you’re going to hear why this is important - anyone that doesn’t support this believes in retaliation and that’s not good”

Kevin Vic from the @ColoradoEA speaks to the importance of the bill & how respect is the name of the game here - giving all public workers the right to make their schools better #copolitics

YES on SB23-111 @CWAUnion @cwa7799

We get to hear from Nate who experienced retaliation & watched a colleague be put on administrative leave #copolitcs we need SB23-111 now he says

He spoke out at several board meetings #Advocacy

“As a public educator I should be able to advocate for myself and staff and students - this is already a protection for private sector employees, we need that for public employees” #copolitics

YES on SB23-111

The founder of the defenders union of colorado #copolitcs is speaking now - “Colorado does very little to protect public employees & Colorado is going to change this” #advocacy

“Public employees avoid bringing this stuff up out of fear”

@cwa7799 member is speaking and speaking about the protection that she had & she speaks to a story of a doctor who tried to protect his staff and patients “it’s not just about public employees it’s about the public they serve” YESon SB23-111 #copolitics

@WoodrowForCO speaks up on behalf of SB23-111 #copolitics “it is imperative that #workers have protections - SB23-111 does that, it’s past due”

YES to SB23-111 🚨 so that #public workers can advocate for themselves

A member of UC Health speaks up

She was a L & D nurse - she faced retaliation and unfairly faced discrimination when she tried to #organize #copolitcs

This is horrifying to hear nurses deal with this on top of their job. #workers

She says that this bill impacts us all cause everyone needs medical & #healthcare she has been at her facility for 12 years and she won’t be scared of the retaliation - she’s staying at her employer so that she can continue to unionize #copolitcs

Incredible work Rachel

We’ve got a phenomenal speaker from #denverhealth who is speaking to patient outcomes “you do not want a hot seat - you want a well person taking care of you” he tells us that “we need SB111 to fight for our patients in #colorado #copolitics

Update! Bill passed out of committee and we LOVE our #union siblings and all workers that risked a lot to speak today - we don’t take your leadership for granted! #copolitcs SB23-111 continues!

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