Following years of turmoil, county approves contract with Pueblo sheriff union

By: Lindsey Toomer

Outlets: Colorado Newsline

Published: August 28, 2026

Words: 889

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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Pueblo County commissioners Thursday approved a collective bargaining agreement for the county sheriff’s office more than two years after its employees first voted to form a union.

The agreement follows years of turmoil between union leadership and outgoing Pueblo Sheriff David Lucero, a Democrat, who claimed in a lawsuit that a Colorado law that allows collective bargaining of county employees does not apply to sheriff offices.

Lucero’s …

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