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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Michael Sainato

‘Workers are winning’: Colorado law hailed as important victory for public sector workers

President of the AFSCME Lee Saunders said Colorado county workers now have ‘the freedom to negotiate to improve their lives and strengthen the public services they provide’.
The president of the AFSCME, Lee Saunders, said Colorado county workers now have ‘the freedom to negotiate to improve their lives and strengthen the public services they provide’. Photograph: Bonnie Cash/UPI/Rex/Shutterstock

Labor unions have been fighting to secure the right to unionize and collectively bargain for more than 250,000 public sector workers at cities, schools, colleges and counties in Colorado.

Today, 24 US states, including Colorado, prohibit or limit collective bargaining rights for public sector workers, resulting in significant discrepancies in union density and wages among public sector workers in these states compared with states that mandate public employers to bargain with workers.

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