Denver City Council Votes Unanimously to
Put Collective Bargaining Rights on the Ballot
DENVER, July 17,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Teamsters Locals 17 and 455
commend the Denver City Council for voting unanimously to approve a
ballot referendum that would grant collective bargaining rights to
public sector workers in the City of
Denver. In November, Denver
voters will have the opportunity to vote to approve collective
bargaining rights for nearly 15,000 of the city's essential public
servants.
"This has been a long time coming," said Ed Bagwell, President of Local 17. "Denver is the largest city in America that
does not have collective bargaining rights for public employees,
but the tide is now shifting. For more than 20 years, Teamsters
have worked alongside Denver
public employees to help them secure collective bargaining rights
and it's an incredible thing to see finally come to fruition."
"Thank you to all of the members of the Denver City Council for
using their political and legislative power to expand the rights of
working people," said Dean Modecker,
Secretary-Treasurer of Local 455. "We look forward to winning in
November and securing these public servants strong Teamsters
contracts in the years to come."
For public sector workers in Denver to have the right to organize a union,
there must be a change to the city's charter, which the ballot
referendum would do. If approved by voters in the general election,
collective bargaining can begin in January
2026.
Founded in 1903, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters
represents 1.3 million hardworking people in the U.S., Canada, and Puerto
Rico. Visit Teamster.org for more information. Follow us on
Twitter @Teamsters and "like" us on Facebook at
Facebook.com/teamsters.
Contact:
Matt McQuaid, (202)
624-6877
mmcquaid@teamster.org
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