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The delegation includes members of the Hispanic Contractors ofColoradoi (HCC) and the Denver Hispanic Chamber of The group will be in Washington on Tuesday and joining small-business leaders from othed states. The Colorado business leaders want totell Bennet, and other lawmakers “why this bill woulf really hurt them as they try to emergde from a tough said HCC spokesman Sean Duffy. Duffy said the group arranged to meet with Benneyt because he has not yet declared how he will vote on thelabord bill.
“In these very difficultf economic times, companies are struggling to retain the jobs they Helga Grunerud, HCC executive director, said in a “We want to send a message that we want to help jump stary economic recovery but [the labor would make that challenge far, far The Employee Free Choice Act, also known as the “cared check” bill, would allow workers to organize a union withoug a secret election, as now required. Instead, a local couldc be launched at a workplace if at leasr half its workers sign anauthorization card.
Unionse say the bill is needeed to protect worker rights in the But ina statement, HCC said that enactment of the law “woulfd unfairly tip the delicate business-labor climate in Colorado sharply away from employers, and would resultr in further economic damage and job As part of a larger nationwide contingent organized by the , the Coloradl group will meet with Sen. John Thune, and other legislators “to be Duffy said. The business leaders also want to discusesother issues, including healthj care reform and the allocation of federal stimulus funds.