Collective Bargaining
CCI Analysis & Updates:
- CCI's Comparison of Existing County Approaches
- Bill Update 4/25/2022: "Collective Bargaining Legislation Delayed as Bill Opposition Gains Momentum"
- Bill Update 4/15/2022: "Collective Bargaining Legislation Would be a Costly Burden on Counties"
- Bill Update 2/22/2022: "Collective Bargaining for Local Government Expected Soon"
- CCI's Initial Issues & Concerns with Proposed Legislation
- CCI's Analysis of Bill Draft on Collective Bargaining for Public Employers (January Bill Draft)
- CCI's Comparison of State vs. Public Employers Collective Bargaining (January Bill Draft)
Editorials:
- Recommended Op-Ed Language
- Denver Post, Editorial Board -- "Counties not ready for new unions"
- Denver Post, Guest Columnist -- "Forcing local governments to bargain with public unions is not the 'Colorado way' "
- Grand Junction Sentinel -- "Good legislation doesn't happen after midnight"
- Durango Herald -- "County commissioners unite to oppose collective bargaining"
News Coverage:
- Colorado Politics Article -- "County commissioners speak out against collective bargaining bill"
- Colorado Politics Article -- "Public employee collective bargaining bill narrows focus to counties, higher education"
- CPR News Article -- "Polis, Democratic lawmakers and local governments are all squaring off over public bargaining rights"
- Denver Post Article -- "Why a push for new labor rights for all Colorado public employees is likely doomed"
- CPR News Article -- "Thousands of local government employees could get union rights in Colorado"
