It’s hardly news by now that the unionization of Colorado’s 33,000-plus government employees will strap state lawmakers over a budget barrel — and taxpayers along with them.
Collective bargaining, signed into law by Gov. Jared Polis two years ago, will lock the state into labor contracts with mandated pay raises whether or not there’s enough revenue to cover the tab. And one-size-fits-all collective bargaining not only raises pay and benefits for the many hard-working state employees who may deserve it but also for those who don’t.
It now turns out, there’s another downside: Unionization will grow the state bureaucracy. It will gin up more make-work positions staffed by professional pencil pushers. Taxpayers will pick up the tab for that, too — at a cost of over $2 million.
See the full article by Denver Gazette Editorial Board, December 9, 2022