From today’s Denverite:
Denver voters may have a say in whether almost 7,000 city employees have the right to collective bargaining. If the charter amendment ends up on the ballot.
Councilmembers Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez, Sarah Parady, Shontel Lewis and Chris Hinds are sponsoring a proposed change to the city’s charter that would give city employees collective bargaining rights. The proposal was presented during the Charter Review Committee on Monday.
About 3,000 City and County employees already have the option of collective bargaining, according to Katie Romich, the director of organizing for Communications Workers of America District 7, the union that would be working with employees. That figure includes Denver teachers, firefighters and police.
But about 7,000 employees, including for example those who work for the Denver Public Library and Parks and Recreation do not currently have collective bargaining options.
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