CWA Members Head to Colorado Capitol to Stop Anti-Worker Legislation

Last month, members of CWA Local 7777, union allies, and supporters met at the Colorado state capitol to speak directly to legislators about proposed legislation that would cut tipped worker pay by four dollars per hour. Members included CWA-represented restaurant workers from Alamo Drafthouse and Mercury Café, as well as rideshare drivers working for Uber and Lyft.

“We had a great turnout of members and allies who gave heartfelt testimonials on how this proposal, if passed, would impact their lives,” said CWA Local 7777 President Anthony Scorzo. “This bill is a wage cut, plain and simple, and represents a betrayal of the working class by the corporate Democrats who proposed it. But we are part of a grassroots pushback by the local community, and I’m very happy to see so many standing with workers. It is clear that the Colorado Restaurant Association is targeting low-income workers instead of exploring other cost-cutting measures, and that is both short-sighted and irresponsible.”

As of this writing, the bill is in the Colorado House Committee on Finance before heading to the House Appropriations Committee. CWA activists are supporting a different bill, the Worker Protection Act, to help protect vulnerable workers instead of exploiting them.

 
Members and officers of CWA Local 7777 joined allies at the Colorado State Capitol to educate legislators on the impacts of proposed wage cuts to workers in the restaurant and rideshare industries.

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This post originally appeared on cwa-union.org.