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Alamo Drafthouse employees vote to unionize at Colorado location, pushing for union at another
Movie theater employees at one Colorado location of the Alamo Drafthouse are demanding union recognition while another is in the process of organizing a union. Employees at both locations cited a “litany” of unfair labor practices.
Workers say they’re struggling to make ends meet while the company saw record profits in 2023. At both locations, employees have alleged delayed paychecks, workers’ comp being withheld, ignoring safety hazards like gas leaks, failing to react “appropriately” to shooting threats and not addressing workplace sexual harassment complaints, among others.
The Communications Workers of America, which employees are unionizing with, says the company has unlawfully fired three people involved in unionization efforts, as well as other “union busting” activities, such as “targeted enforcement of previously unenforced policies and schedule manipulation,” changing employee policies in an “illegal and reactionary manner” and “changing attendance policies.”
“Our corporate leaders and management have been deeply abusive, incompetent, and negligent for a long time and this has resulted in the majority of us demanding we have a say about our working conditions through unionizing,” Jett Magetti, who believes they were illegally fired for organizing a union, said in a statement Monday. “We are holding this rally to highlight and demand an end to this abuse and bring awareness to the struggles we face at the cinema.”
A PR firm representing the Alamo Drafthouse did not immediately respond to telephone or email requests for comment.
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(COLORADO SPRINGS) — On Saturday, July 18, a chef-owned market, Urban Grocer, opened in Downtown Colorado Springs, expanding access to fresh food and everyday grocery essentials for the community.
The grocer, located at 29 West Cimarron Street, was created by Chef James and Shaundy Africano, owners of the Warehouse Restaurant. The grocer expands Downtown’s grocery options with a concept that combines restaurant-quality food with the convenience of a neighborhood market.
The market features fresh produce, a full-service deli, butcher, and seafood counters, chef-prepared meals, artisan cheeses, house-made pasta and sauces, baked goods, pantry staples, and Colorado-made products.
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