Senate Oks Union Bill; Gop Warns Ritter ; Republicans: Signing It Would Betray Businesses

Gazette, The; Colorado Springs, Colo. › February 20, 2007

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DENVER - A bill making it easier to establish a closed union shop in Colorado passed the Senate on Monday on a party line vote, prompting Republicans to warn Gov. Bill Ritter that signing it would endanger his political future.

HB1072 eliminates the second, secret-ballot vote of employees required to set up a union shop at any company in the state. Democrats, including Sen. Jennifer Veiga, the proposal's Senate sponsor, argue it is a minor change that removes government interference from the union-forming process.

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Senate Oks Union Bill; Gop Warns Ritter ; Republicans: Signing It Would Betray Businesses

Republicans, however, say it will remove one of the state's key selling points to prospective employers. GOP senators tried unsuccessfully to amend...

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