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In the Press: Hancock urges citizens to vote No on paid sick leave measure

Fox 31 Denver, 10/10/2011 -

Denver Mayor, Michael Hancock, discourages the passing of Denver Initative 300 for Paid Sick Days.

 

In the Press: Campaign for A Healthy Denver Videos

10/01/2011 -

Campaign for a Healthy Denver video coverage.

9News Denver: Initiative 200 puppet irritates some business owners

10/17/111. His name is "Sick Rick," and he's a walking, talking, political puppet that's part of a campaign that supports Initiative 300, a proposition on the November ballot that would require paid sick time for everyone who works in Denver. See video here

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In the Press: Denver Paid Sick Leave Advocates: Think of the Children

Denver Top News Examiner, 09/28/2011 -

A few days after six City Council members weighted in negatively on the paid sick leave initiative, the local organization spearheading the effort to get Denver residents to pass the measure wants them to think of the children. Read more

In the Press: Six on City Council Oppose Sick-Leave Idea

Denver Business Journal, 09/26/2011 -

Nearly half of Denver’s City Council released a letter Monday urging voters to reject a proposed paid-sick leave ordinance that would affect all businesses in the city.

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In the Press: Contagion-Not Just A Movie

09/09/2011 -

Contagion: Not Just a Movie, produced by Family Values @ Work, tells the real story of how flu epidemics can spread. During the H1N1 outbreak, 7 million Americans caught the flu from their co-workers – in part because so many hard-working people without paid sick days were unable to stay home sick without being fired or losing a day's wage.

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In the Press: Hickenlooper opposes ballot to require paid leave for sick workers

The Denver Post, 09/08/2011 -

Gov. John Hickenlooper today ripped an initiative that, if approved by Denver voters in November, would require employers in the city to give workers paid sick leave.

Hickenlooper, a Democrat and the city's former mayor, made his comments speaking to the Economic Club of Colorado, a group of the state's top business executives.

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In the Press: Critics: Debt Ceiling Could Hurt Colorado

Public News Service, 07/19/2011 -

WASHINGTON - The U.S. House is expected to vote this week on a proposal by Republican Tea Party members to amend the Constitution, mandating a balanced federal budget in exchange for increasing the debt ceiling. Critics of the plan warn it could have long-lasting negative consequences.

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In the Press: Protest aims to get paid sick time for all workers

Channel 9 News, 07/13/2011 -

DENVER - They want to get sick time paid for all Denver workers, but organizers of a protest

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In the Press: Group protests, demands paid sick leave

Fox 31 Denver, 07/12/2011 -

DENVER -- The organization “Campaign for a Healthy Denver” is fighting for all employees to have access to paid sick leave, and on Tuesday the group set its focus on Starbucks Coffee.

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In the Press: No Coughing in Our Coffee: Paid Sick Leave to be Voted on This Fall

New Era News , 07/12/2011 -

Business big shots and bleary-eyed employees headed for their daily dose of caffeine at Starbucks on the 16th Street Mall this morning weren't greeted by familiar faces. Rather, they were met with a scene from any hypochondriac's nightmare. Peaceful protesters, each donning infectious disease masks, gathered around the downtown Denver coffee shop to "stick it to the man," so to speak. 

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