Worker Protection Act House Business Affairs & Labor Committee Hearing

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DENVER – Today the House Business Affairs and Labor Committee will consider the Worker Protection Act (SB25-005). The bill will eliminate the second election requirement in Colorado labor law in order to expand workers’ freedom to negotiate for better pay and workplace safety, and stop state interference in employer-employee negotiations.

The Colorado Fiscal Institute published a report citing Economic Policy Institute data showing union workers earn 10% more than non-union ones with similar jobs and qualifications – and state researchers project that if the bill passes, Colorado’s almost 2.5 million private sector workers will earn $2,300 more per year, totalling nearly $6 billion for working families each year.

WHAT:  House Business Affairs & Labor Committee hearing on the Worker Protection Act

WHO: Colorado Worker Rights United supporters will testify, including

• Workers: Sean Chase, Justice Wilson, Michelle Mendenhall & more
• Business owners: Alejandro Flores-Munoz, Terri Monley, Brian Loma & more
• Economic expert: Sophie Mariam, Colorado Fiscal Institute
• Legal experts: Matt Shechter & Richard Rosenblatt
• Community leaders: Portia Prescott/NAACP, Mayra Juárez-Denis, Centro de los Trabajadores & more
• Local labor leaders: Dennis Dougherty/AFL-CIO, Tammy Munoz/Teamsters, Bryant Preston/IATSE & more

WHEN: Today: March 13, 2025 at 1:30 p.m. –Worker Protection Act is second on the agenda

WHERE: Colorado State Capitol, Old State Library (room 271), 200 E. Colfax Ave., Denver 80203