SB 22-230 - Expands County Government Employees Right to Organize a Union and Engage in Collective Bargaining - Colorado Key Vote

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Title: Expands County Government Employees Right to Organize a Union and Engage in Collective Bargaining

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Title: Expands County Government Employees Right to Organize a Union and Engage in Collective Bargaining

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with house amendments and pass a bill that expands county governments employee's right to unionize and engage in collective bargaining.

Highlights:

  • Establishes Collective Bargaining by County Employees Act (Page 2)

  • Limits “bargaining unit” to exclude: confidential, managerial, executive, temporary employees (Page 2)

  • Limits “county” to exclude city-counties (i.e. Denver, Broomfield), counties with >7,500 people (Page 4)

  • Authorizes eligible county employees to self-organize, communicate online and in-person (Page 7-8)

  • Requires that eligible counties provide access to exclusive representatives (Page 8-10)

  • Requires certification of such representatives by Director of Division of Labor Standards and Statistics (Page 14)

  • Authorizes judicial review (Page 21)

  • Prohibits exclusive representatives from threatening, facilitating, supporting a strike, work stoppage/slowdown, group sick out, other disruptive action (Page 28)

  • Establishes effective date of July 1, 2023; July 1, 2022 for certain provisions (Page 29)

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Title: Expands County Government Employees Right to Organize a Union and Engage in Collective Bargaining

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to amend and pass a bill that expands county governments employee's right to unionize and engage in collective bargaining.

Highlights:

  • Establishes Collective Bargaining by County Employees Act (Page 2)

  • Limits “bargaining unit” to exclude: confidential, managerial, executive, temporary employees (Page 2)

  • Limits “county” to exclude city-counties (i.e. Denver, Broomfield), counties with >7,500 people (Page 4)

  • Authorizes eligible county employees to self-organize, communicate online and in-person (Page 7-8)

  • Requires that eligible counties provide access to exclusive representatives (Page 8-10)

  • Requires certification of such representatives by Director of Division of Labor Standards and Statistics (Page 14)

  • Authorizes judicial review (Page 21)

  • Prohibits exclusive representatives from threatening, facilitating, supporting a strike, work stoppage/slowdown, group sick out, other disruptive action (Page 28)

  • Establishes effective date of July 1, 2023; July 1, 2022 for certain provisions (Page 29)

Title: Expands County Government Employees Right to Organize a Union and Engage in Collective Bargaining

Title: Expands County Government Employees Right to Organize a Union and Engage in Collective Bargaining

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