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Colorado governor vetoes union dues bill — again

Colorado Springs Gazette·Colorado Politics·2 days ago
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Gov. Jared Polis on Friday vetoed yet again legislation that would have made it easier for labor organizations to impose dues on non-union members, a decision long expected after the legislature approved the measure without securing the buy-in of businesses. Polis rejected a similar proposal last year. And like last year, he cited the same reason — that, if enacted, the bill would allow a simple majority of employees who choose to unionize to “also determine that dues could be mandatorily taken from all workers.” This year’s outcome, he said, has “disappointed” him yet again. “I would have hoped that both business and labor leaders could have worked to craft a long-term and durable agreement on this matter that would have served Colorado workers and businesses alike,” he wrote in his veto letter.…

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