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Colorado Initiative 123 (2008)
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Initiative 123 or the Conditions of Employment Initiative would have prohibited employers from requiring employees to pay dues or other fees to a labor organization as a condition of employment, similar to the provisions of Right to Work Initiative, but this measure also would change the definition of a labor organization, in an attempt to exempt unions from the impact of this measure or the Right to Work Initiative, should it pass.
This measure was a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment.
The official ballot title read:
An amendment to the Colorado constitution concerning participation in certain organizations as a condition of employment, and, in connection therewith, prohibiting an employer from requiring an employee to join a “labor organization” or to pay dues, assessments, or other charges to or for such an organization; defining “labor organization” as one that exists solely or primarily for a purpose other than dealing with employers concerning grievances, labor disputes, wages, rates of pay, employee benefits, hours of employment, or conditions of work; and providing that the definition of “labor organization” in this amendment shall prevail over any other conflicting definition in article XVIII of the Colorado constitution , including any other amendment adopted at the 2008 general election regardless of the number of votes each receives.
Details of the proposal
The measure would have defined "labor organization" as:
any organization of employees that exists solely or primarily for a purpose other than dealing with employers concerning grievances, labor disputes, wages, rates of pay, employee benefits, hours of employment, or conditions of work.
This proposal specifically stated that it would:
prevail over any conflicting definition of "labor organization" in Article XXVIII, including any provision adopted at the 2008 general election, regardless of the number of votes received by this or any other such amendment.
Supporters
This measure was sponsored by Reed Norwood and Charles Bader, representing a union-backed coalition.
Opponents
Supporters of the Right to Work Initiative opposed this measure.
Status
The measure did not make the ballot.
See also
- Procedures for qualifying an initiative in Colorado
- Laws governing the initiative process in Colorado
- Campaign finance requirements for Colorado ballot measures
- Colorado 2008 ballot measures
- Petition drive deadlines in 2008
- Colorado signature requirements
