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The Rise of Worker Power

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2022, what a year, am I right? Lots of ups, lots of downs. And we made it. All this week on City Cast Denver, host Bree Davies and producer Paul Karolyi are counting down 2022’s top five stories in Denver. Today, #3, grocery workers, baristas, gig workers, cannabis growers, public employees, etc. etc. etc.


5. Hockeytown, USA

4. Tipping Fatigue

3. The Rise of Worker Power

2. ???

1. ???


This episode originally aired on January 14, 2022.


Other workers’ rights stories we’ve done:

  • Why Are King Soopers Workers Going on Strike?
  • ‘I Walk In Everyday Expecting To Be Fired’: Inside The Starbucks Union Effort
  • She Says Amazon Fired Her For Speaking Out. Now She’s Fighting Back


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