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Charter Change for Right to Bargaining Union Firefighters

Unofficial result: Passed

Source: results.enr.clarityelections.com

Boulder city, Colorado
My vote power: High

What does this measure do?

Supports: Labor Rights

Boulder's full-time firefighters would get a guaranteed right to bargain as a union over pay, benefits, and working conditions. If talks deadlock, a neutral fact-finder weighs in and then city voters would decide, so residents could be asked to settle a dispute.

Read the official ballot measure

Proposed by: Boulder City Council

Boulder's elected city council, by a unanimous vote. It asks voters to change the city charter (the city's rulebook) to give full-time firefighters a right to bargain as a union.

Source: boulderreportinglab.org

A YES vote means

Firefighters get a guaranteed right to bargain as a union. If talks stall, a neutral reviewer weighs in and then city voters decide.

A NO vote means

Firefighter bargaining stays as it is today, with no guarantee and no new process for stalled talks.

No financial records found for this ballot measure.