Older Montanans care about worker rights

I’m a proud founding member of Big Sky 55+, a non-profit statewide group that advocates for older Montanans and for a healthy Montana. We are the newest members of Montana Unified, a coalition formed to fight for worker rights.

At first glance, Montanans 55 and over might seem like an unlikely group to join Montana Unified. After all, many of us are retired and others are closing in on that goal. But far from being a single-issue group, Big Sky 55+ takes the long view on issues that matter.

A good example is our opposition to anti-worker bills introduced by Republican extremists in Montana’s legislature. These bills would harm Montana’s workers by interfering with the relationship between democratically elected worker organizations, our unions, and employers. By imposing a tangle of red tape, the bills aim to weaken unions.