February 26, 2009 - 02:18 am
News Feed: Colorado

State union seeks more access to employees

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State employees who unionized last year are asking for greater access to fellow workers in order to increase their organizing efforts.

Colorado WINS, the union that represents 32,000 state employees, held a lobbying and organizing day at the Capitol on Wednesday, capped by a speech from Gov. Bill Ritter.

He told the union that while raises for state employees must be eliminated next year because of the recession, he will work to safeguard against layoffs.

Several attendees at the speech said that in lieu of increased pay or benefits, they would like greater opportunities to sign up more workers.

Tax examiner Dennis Berry said he would like to get a column for the union in Stateline, the newsletter for state employees, to let people know about WINS activities.

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