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House passes Worker Protection Act to remove second-ballot requirement for union recognition
Summary
The House adopted Senate Bill 5 to remove Colorado—s requirement for a second election with a 75-percent supermajority to finalize a union security clause, a change supporters say restores workers— ability to organize while opponents warned of reduced protections for dissenting employees.
DENVER — The Colorado House on May 5 passed Senate Bill 5, the Worker Protection Act, a bill that removes the state—s statutory requirement for a second post-election vote with a 75-percent supermajority to finalize union security clauses in private-sector organizing drives.
Supporters said the second-ballot rule is a historic residual that made it harder for workers to organize and permitted employers to use…
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