February 9, 2007
IF YOU RUN REDS TO COMPETE YOU MAY GET BURNED:
Ritter vetoes union bill (The Denver Post, 02/09/2007)
Breaking from his party, Democratic Gov. Bill Ritter on Friday issued his first veto, rejecting a controversial labor bill that had prompted a large and vocal campaign from business interests who said it would hamstring the state economicially.House Bill 1072 would have eliminated one of two votes needed for unions to negotiate all-union shops.
The Democratic governor campaigned as a pro-business moderate but also indicated to labor that he would sign such a measure.
"We are obviously extremely disappointed that Gov. Ritter felt it necessary to break a campaign promise under pressure from big business," Steve Adams of the Colorado AFL-CIO said in a release. "We hope this is not a harbinger for what lies in store for the working men and women in this state."
Wait'll they see how the crackers they sent to Congress vote. Posted by Orrin Judd at February 9, 2007 6:05 PM
All this Colorado resident can say is this: Eight years ago, Gov. Bill Owens and a GOP Legislature tried to repeal the Colorado Labor Peace Act and institute Right-to-Work. The end result was Democrats taking over the State Senate for the first time in 40 years. I see the Dems are trying to make the same mistake.
The Colorado Labor Peace Act apparently brings about more than labor peace.
Posted by: Brad S at February 10, 2007 12:20 AM