Newly released documents suggest the Ritter administration may be planning to sidestep the General Assembly and unilaterally impose a controversial policy letting unions collectively bargain for state government employees.

The disclosure by a political blog is the latest revelation to reinforce allegations the administration is paying back organized labor for its political support. Senate Republicans have been calling on the governor to publicly disclose the extent of his commitments to labor.

"Bill Ritter's Colorado Promise turns out to be that he is going to mortgage the state to Big Labor," Republican Sen. Shawn Mitchell of Broomfield said.  

"This is disgraceful," Mitchell said.  "If Bill Ritter imposes collective bargaining by executive order, he's admitting his plan is so extreme he can't even get it through a Democratic legislature."