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Boulder County workers urge commissioners to drop legal challenge and start union bargaining
Summary
County employees, union leaders and bargaining committee members told the Board of County Commissioners on May 1 that the county’s legal action and motion to halt bargaining are delaying negotiated talks after a January union election and are costing taxpayer dollars.
Dozens of Boulder County employees and union leaders urged the Board of County Commissioners during a May 1 public comment session to withdraw a motion and pending legal action that have paused collective bargaining following a union election earlier this year.
Speakers said the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) ruled that Boulder County Public Health and Boulder County Housing Authority employees are included in the county’s bargaining unit; they said county officials have filed an injunction and a lawsuit to overturn or stay that inclusion. "Please stop union busting," said Brianna Barber, a county employee and elected member of the Boulder County Employees Union bargaining committee.
The comments came from a wide range of county…
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