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Big Labor, Big (Statist) Business Banding Together on Labor Measures

by | 4:08 pm, September 20, 2008 | Comments Off

When you read this article at the Rocky on this year’s labor-related ballot measures, keep in mind that the “businesses” and “business leaders” referred to are the same folks who sold Colorado out on Ref. C:

An alliance known as Colorado Concern has emerged as a key player in the latest talks, which involve the terms over which labor groups would pull their four measures if business leaders help them fight three other measures including a controversial “right to work” amendment.

Talks began Sunday but sources said they were suspended Tuesday night at the governor’s mansion before a deal could be reached about how much money it would take to mount a concerted campaign to defeat three measures viewed as anti-union.

Talks began Sunday but sources said they were suspended Tuesday night at the governor’s mansion before a deal could be reached about how much money it would take to mount a concerted campaign to defeat three measures viewed as anti-union…

An e-mail, obtained by the Rocky and addressed to Colorado Concern board members, details some of the terms of the negotiations, including finding ways to get business leaders involved in advocating against the “right-to-work” amendment and the two others.

“We are asking ALL members of the Executive Committee to reach out to your respective networks to secure other individuals from the business community – whether affiliated with Colorado Concern or not – to help with this effort,” wrote Colorado Concern Executive Director Janice Sinden in the e-mail.

The aim seems to be to reach a compromise agreement by October 2, in which Big Labor would withdraw their ballot measures (Amendments 53, 55, 56, and 57) in exchange for Big (Statist) Business coming out in opposition to Amendments 47, 49, and 54.

Looking at Colorado Concern’s “Public Policy and Advocacy” page, I’m struck not by what is there (lots of talk of hobnobbing with government officials and politicians to promote “business interests”), but by what is missing: any mention of free markets, fighting against anti-business regulation, or promoting capitalism.  I guess when an organization leads the fight for massive tax increases and watering down property rights and ingratiates itself to a governor who is beholden to Big Labor by helping pay off his campaign debts, nobody should really be surprised when it looks to hold hands with Big Labor to oppose commonsense reforms.

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