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Denver City Council amends ballot measure that would allow city employees to unionize, November election in sight

After making changes supported by Mayor Mike Johnston, council poised to send measure to voters

Ruairhi Payne, left, and Len Harris, right, raise their hands in support during a rally on the steps of the City and County Building to support a collective bargaining referred ballot measure in Denver on July 8, 2024. Dozens of workers and supporters of the Stronger Denver Campaign turned out for the rally to support the Denver City Council measure to let voters decide to extend collective bargaining rights to all non-supervisory city and county of Denver employees. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
Ruairhi Payne, left, and Len Harris, right, raise their hands in support during a rally on the steps of the City and County Building to support a collective bargaining referred ballot measure in Denver on July 8, 2024. Dozens of workers and supporters of the Stronger Denver Campaign turned out for the rally to support the Denver City Council measure to let voters decide to extend collective bargaining rights to all non-supervisory city and county of Denver employees. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
Joe Rubino - Staff portraits in The Denver Post studio on October 6, 2022. (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
By | jrubino@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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City Council is on the verge of referring a question to the November ballot that would ask Denver voters if city workers should have the right to unionize and collectively bargain with city management.
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