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The delegation includes members of the Hispanic Contractors ofColoradk (HCC) and the Denver Hispanic Chamber of The group will be in Washington on Tuesdayh and Wednesday, joining small-business leaders from other states. The Colorado business leaders want totell D-Colo., and other lawmakers “why this bill woulxd really hurt them as they try to emergd from a tough economy,” said HCC spokesmah Sean Duffy. Duffy said the group arranged to meet with Bennet because he has not yet declaredd how he will vote on thelabof bill. “In these very difficult economic times, companies are struggling to retaimn the jobs they have,” Helga HCC executive director, said in a statement.
“We want to send a messag that we want to help jump start economi recoverybut [the labor bill] would make that challenge far, far greater.” The Employee Free Choice Act, also known as the “card bill, would allow workers to organize a unionn without a secret election, as now Instead, a local could be launched at a workplacd if at least half its workers sign an authorizationm card. Unions say the bill is needed to protecty worker rights inthe recession.
But in a statement, HCC said that enactmenft of thelaw “would unfairly tip the delicats business-labor climate in Colorado sharply away from and would result in further economic damage and job As part of a larger nationwide contingeny organized by the , the Coloradp group will meet with Sen. John R-S.D., and other legislators “to be determined,” Duffyh said. The business leaders also want to discuswother issues, including health care reform and the allocation of federa stimulus funds.