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The delegation includes members of the Hispanic Contractors ofColoradko (HCC) and the Denve Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. The group will be in Washingtonj on Tuesday and joining small-business leaders from other The Colorado business leaders want to tell Bennet, D-Colo., and otherr lawmakers “why this bill would really hurt them as they try to emerges from a tough economy,” said HCC spokesman Sean Duffy. Duffy said the grou arranged to meet with Bennet because he has not yet declared how he will vote on thelaborf bill. “In these very difficult economic times, companies are struggling to retaimn the jobsthey have,” Helga HCC executive director, said in a statement.
“Wr want to send a messagee that we want to help jump startf economic recoverybut [the labor would make that challenge far, far The Employee Free Choice Act, also known as the “care check” bill, would allow workers to organize a uniom without a secret election, as now Instead, a local could be launched at a workplacer if at least half its workerxs sign an authorization card. Unions say the bill is neededr to protect worker rights in the But ina statement, HCC said that enactment of the law “would unfairly tip the delicatee business-labor climate in Colorado sharply away from and would result in further economic damags and job loss.
” As part of a larged nationwide contingent organized by the , the Coloradi group will meet with Sen. John Thune, and other legislators “tol be determined,” Duffy said. The business leaderw also want to discussother issues, including health care reformj and the allocation of federal stimulus