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Denver Gazette: As promised, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis vetoes union bill

The most anticipated veto of this year’s legislative session took place on Friday, when Gov. Jared Polis rejected the proposal to eliminate a key requirement before labor organizations can negotiate imposing union dues on non-union members, arguing it failed to meet important thresholds that would maintain stability.

Loren Furman, president of the Colorado Chamber of Commerce, applauded the governor for his veto.

“Today’s veto is a recognition of the good faith effort and concessions we were willing to make to strike a compromise,” she said in a statement Friday. “We applaud the governor for standing with employees across Colorado who deserve a say in how they spend their hard-earned paychecks. Jobs and livelihoods should not be put at risk because a worker chooses not to support union officials who they do not feel represent them or may use their dues to support political causes they disagree with.”

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