Feb. 5: House Business Committee to Consider Worker Protection Act

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MEDIA ADVISORY

For Planning Purposes: February 5, 2026

Contact: Jenny Davies, 720-296-9545, [email protected]

Supporters seeking to protect and expand worker rights, make it easier to organize

DENVER – Workers, union activists, business owners and grassroots organization leaders from Colorado Worker Rights United (CWRU) will testify in favor of the Worker Protection Act in front of the House Business Affairs & Labor Committee on February 5th.

When billionaire-backed corporations and the politicians who listen to them benefit from a system that keeps workers quiet, keeps wages low, and makes it incredibly hard to form a union, corporate profits soar but leave families struggling with higher and higher costs. Unions are a key way to address the affordability crisis because when workers can stand together, wages go up, workplaces get safer, and families have a real chance to live and thrive in Colorado.

WHAT: Worker Protection Act House Business Affairs & Labor hearing

WHO: Pro-WPA testifiers will include:

• Ski patroller, barista, social worker, server, medical assistant cook & more
• Local business owner
• Labor union leaders & experts
• Community leaders, including clergy

WHEN: Thursday, February 5, 2026 1:30 p.m.

WHERE: Colorado State Capitol, House Business Affairs & Labor Committee, Old State Library
200 E. Colfax Ave., Denver 80203

Colorado Worker Rights United is a coalition of labor unions and community groups building worker power through organizing and solidarity in Colorado. CWRU is dedicated to modernizing Colorado’s labor laws to make it easier to organize and empower Colorado workers, 70,000 of whom are currently organizing to form a union.

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