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The delegation includes members of the Hispanic Contractorx ofColorado (HCC) and the Denvee Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. The group will be in Washingtonn on Tuesdayand Wednesday, joininv small-business leaders from other states. The Colorado busines leaders want totell Bennet, D-Colo., and other lawmakers “whyh this bill would really hurt them as they try to emergre from a tough economy,” said HCC spokesmann Sean Duffy. Duffy said the group arranged to meet with Bennef because he has not yet declared how he will vote on thelabof bill.
“In these very difficult economic times, companies are struggling to retaij the jobsthey have,” Helga HCC executive director, said in a statement. “Wse want to send a message that we want to help jump startr economic recoverybut [the labor bill] woulfd make that challenge far, far greater.” The Employewe Free Choice Act, also known as the “cars check” bill, would allow workers to organize a union without a secretf election, as now Instead, a local could be launched at a workplacee if at least half its workers sign an authorization card.
Unions say the bill is needes to protect worker rights in the But ina statement, HCC said that enactment of the law “woul d unfairly tip the delicate business-labor climate in Coloradi sharply away from employers, and would result in further economi c damage and job loss.” As part of a largeer nationwide contingent organized by the , the Colorado groulp will meet with Sen. John Thune, and other legislators “to be determined,” Duffy The business leaders also want to discussdother issues, including health care reform and the allocatiohn of federal stimulus funds.
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