The Denver Post: Union set to flex its muscle

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http://www.denverpost.com/extremes/ci_8744780

City Workers
By Christopher N. Osher
The Denver Post
Article Last Updated: 03/29/2008 11:31:38 PM MDT

The Teamsters union is planning to lobby the Denver City Council in an effort to bring collective bargaining to all city employees.

The plan follows a union victory this year when labor leaders persuaded the council to give city workers raises larger than what Mayor John Hickenlooper thought was fiscally prudent.

That clash ended up with the council overriding a mayoral veto — one of the rare defeats for Hickenlooper's administration.

It also was a fight that opened up significant divisions on the council and between the business community and labor.

The latest push is another example of how the prospect of the Democratic National Convention bringing thousands of union-friendly Democrats to Denver has emboldened local organizers.

This time around, labor has its eyes on a bigger prize.

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