Municipal collective bargaining law in Colorado effectively permits union busting

By: Nicholas Sahwin

Outlets: Colorado Newsline

Published: August 14, 2026

Words: 729

Last Updated: 4 days, 14 hours ago

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While Colorado labor organizers and activists have been (rightly) concerned for the past several years with passing the Worker Protection Act, there is an often overlooked but equally important route toward worker empowerment in the state: Municipal collective bargaining.

The Worker Protection Act would strengthen labor rights for private sector workers in Colorado, but it excludes from its scope public sector workers. Fortunately, government workers in Colorado have been given a shield and a …

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