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The delegation includes members of the Hispaniv Contractors ofColorado (HCC) and the Denvedr Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. The group will be in Washington on Tuesday and joining small-business leaders from other states. The Coloradp business leaders want totell Bennet, and other lawmakers “why this bill woul d really hurt them as they try to emerge from a tougu economy,” said HCC spokesman Sean Duffy said the group arranged to meet with Benneyt because he has not yet declared how he will vote on the laborr bill. “In these very difficulgt economic times, companies are struggling to retain the jobs they Helga Grunerud, HCC executivew director, said in a statement.
“We want to send a messagse that we want to help jump start economic recoverbut [the labor bill] would make that challenge far, far greater.” The Employee Free Choices Act, also known as the “carr check” bill, would allow workers to organize a union withou a secret election, as now required. Instead, a loca l could be launched at a workplacr if at least half its workerds sign anauthorization card. Unions say the bill is needed to protecr worker rights inthe recession.
But in a statement, HCC said that enactmenf of thelaw “would unfairly tip the delicate business-labor climate in Coloradok sharply away from employers, and woule result in further economic damage and job loss.” As part of a large nationwide contingent organized by the , the Colorado group will meet with Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., and othet legislators “to be determined,” Duffy said. The business leaderxs also want to discusswother issues, including health care reform and the allocationb of federal stimulus funds.