{"id":42986,"date":"2018-01-18T12:05:22","date_gmt":"2018-01-18T17:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/?p=42986"},"modified":"2018-01-18T12:05:22","modified_gmt":"2018-01-18T17:05:22","slug":"colorado-members-your-testimony-is-needed-to-fight-right-to-work-for-less-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/colorado-members-your-testimony-is-needed-to-fight-right-to-work-for-less-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"COLORADO MEMBERS: Your testimony is needed to fight Right to Work For Less bill","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SMART Transportation Division Colorado State Legislative Director Carl Smith reports that legislators in his state are again considering a Right to Work For Less bill.<br \/>\nThis is the second time in two years that politicians are attempting to undermine the right to union representation in that state, Smith said. <a href=\"http:\/\/leg.colorado.gov\/bills\/hb18-1030\">The bill, this time known as HB18-1030 \u201cProhibit Discrimination Labor Union Participation,\u201d<\/a> is scheduled to be heard in the Colorado House State, Veterans &amp; Military Affairs Committee at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 24.<br \/>\n\u201cLast year, we were able to provide excellent testimony and pack the room to defeat this bad legislation and send a strong statement on our thoughts about the bill,\u201d Smith said.<br \/>\nSmith again asks members to unite to provide a strong turnout in opposition to this attack and is seeking SMART TD members in his state to testify before the committee in Denver.<br \/>\nTo sign up, visit this link: <a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/forms\/JhLmxn5Q9h4Dycyr2\">https:\/\/goo.gl\/forms\/JhLmxn5Q9h4Dycyr2<\/a> or email Smith at <a href=\"mailto:ColoSMARTUnion@gmail.com\">ColoSMARTUnion@gmail.com<\/a>.<br \/>\nThe goal of this type of legislation ultimately is to reduce your wages \u2013 to take money out of your pocket and to further line the pocketbooks of businesses at your expense. Right to Work For Less bills are falsely portrayed by their corporate-friendly backers as anti-discriminatory or as preserving individual rights. In reality, this kind of legislation is a thinly-veiled attempt to bust unions, to jeopardize union members\u2019 livelihoods by making workplaces more dangerous and to maximize business profits by paying you less.<br \/>\nIn 2008, Colorado voters were on our side and overwhelmingly rejected a ballot initiative that tried to install Right to Work For Less legislation in the state.<br \/>\nBut since then, Smith said, misguided anti-union legislators have continued to introduce Right To Work For Less bills.<br \/>\nIn this latest attempt, Colorado Rep. <a href=\"http:\/\/leg.colorado.gov\/legislators\/justin-everett\">Justin Everett<\/a> and state Sen. <a href=\"http:\/\/leg.colorado.gov\/legislators\/tim-neville\">Tim Neville<\/a>, both Republicans, are the primary sponsors. Everett\u2019s office phone number is 303-866-2927. Neville\u2019s is 303-866-4873.<br \/>\nTen additional representatives and two additional senators also are signed on as sponsors of HB18-1030.<br \/>\nThe representatives are <a href=\"http:\/\/leg.colorado.gov\/legislators\/perry-buck\">Perry Buck<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/leg.colorado.gov\/legislators\/stephen-humphrey\">Stephen Humphrey<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/leg.colorado.gov\/legislators\/timothy-leonard\">Timothy Leonard<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/leg.colorado.gov\/legislators\/kimmi-lewis\">Kimmi Lewis<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/leg.colorado.gov\/legislators\/patrick-neville\">Patrick Neville<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/leg.colorado.gov\/legislators\/kim-ransom\">Kim Ransom<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/leg.colorado.gov\/legislators\/lori-saine\">Lori Saine<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/leg.colorado.gov\/legislators\/kevin-van-winkle\">Kevin Van Winkle<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/leg.colorado.gov\/legislators\/dave-williams\">Dave Williams<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/leg.colorado.gov\/legislators\/cole-wist\">Cole Wist<\/a>.<br \/>\nThe senators are <a href=\"http:\/\/leg.colorado.gov\/legislators\/chris-holbert\">Chris Holbert<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/leg.colorado.gov\/legislators\/vicki-marble\">Vicki Marble<\/a>.<br \/>\nOnce we have come together to crush this legislative attack on our union and others, SMART TD members in Colorado are encouraged to remember this betrayal and to vote accordingly the next time they see these politicians\u2019 names on the ballot.<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SMART Transportation Division Colorado State Legislative Director Carl Smith reports that legislators in his state are again considering a Right to Work For Less bill. 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