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The move comes amid broader efforts to address longstanding working condition issues in the federal fire force.

In recent years, wildland firefighters have organized to demand change 鈥� and have chalked up some notable successes. With longstanding pay issues still unresolved, spouses of firefighters are also starting to organize. Some of them recently formed the group Fired UP to help channel their grievances 鈥� and push for additional reforms.

In less than four months, temporary pay raises given to federal wildland firefighters are set to end, just as the season typically starts winding down. This week a group of Western senators, including one Republican, sent a letter to leaders of the Homeland Security Committee urging 鈥渟wift consideration of legislation that authorizes a long-term solution to increase wildland firefighter recruitment and retention.鈥� Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet, a Democrat, said that 鈥渇ailure is not an option鈥� when it comes to addressing the pay issue.

A new bill would let victims of child labor violations sue for remedies not included in standard workers compensation.

The King Soopers strike is emblematic of a broader labor movement sweeping the country, and parts of the Mountain West, as workers walk out for better pay and benefits or unionize to harness their collective power.

Employees of Colorado King Soopers and City Market stores begin voting today on their first strike authorization since 1996.That means around 12,000鈥�