52EC386644510F3787258C4C0080090E Hearing Summary

The committee came back to order. Assistant Majority Leader Bacon and Representative Mabrey, co-prime sponsors, presented Senate Bill 005: Worker Protection Collective Bargaining. The bill eliminates the requirement for employees to conduct a second election to negotiate a union security agreement clause in the collective bargaining process.

The bill sponsors answered questions from committee members.

Mr. Michael  Gifford,
representing AGC Colorado, testified in opposition to the bill. Sonia Riggs,
representing Colorado Restaurant Association, testified in opposition to
the bill. Mr. Jack Tatar, representing ABC Rocky Mountain, testified in
opposition to the bill. Ben Aste, representing Northern Colorado Legislative
Alliance - Uncle Benny's Building Supply, testified in opposition to the
bill.



The panel responded
to questions from the committee.

Mr. Jeff Thormodsgaard,
representing Colorado Springs Chamber and EDC, testified in opposition
to the bill. Ms. Loren Furman, representing the Colorado Chamber of Commerce,
testified in opposition to the bill. Ms. Jamie Chavez, representing the
Westminster Chamber of Commerce, testified in opposition to the bill. Jeff
Keener, representing South Metro Denver Chamber, testified in opposition
to the bill.



The panel answered
questions from members of the committee.

Rachel Beck, representing
Colorado Competitive Council, testified in opposition to the bill. Tony
Milo, representing Colorado Contractors Association, testified in opposition
to the bill. Natalie Menten, representing themself, testified in opposition
to the bill. Carly West, representing the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce,
testified in opposition to the bill. Brittany Dixon, representing Club
20, testified in opposition to the bill.



The panel answered
questions from members of the committee.

Jeremey Ross, representing
IBEW 111, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Michelle Mendenhall, representing
themself, testified in support of the bill. Dennis Dougherty, representing
AFL-CIO, testified in support of the bill. Kaori Keyser, representing themself,
testified in support of the bill. Matt Schecter, representing UFCW Local
7, testified in support of the bill.



The panel answered
questions from members of the committee.

Mr. Bennett Rutledge,
representing themself, testified to amend the bill.



Written testimony
submitted to the committee may be found in Attachment G.

Assistant Majority Leader Bacon and Representative Mabrey gave closing comments on the bill. Members of the committee explained their positions on the bill.